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/lit'i gay"sheuhn/, n.1. the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.2. a lawsuit.[1560-70; < LL litigation- (s. of litigatio) a dispute. See LITIGATE, -ION]
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litigation — A dispute that results in formal Court action or a law suit. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
litigation — 1560s, disputation, from L.L. litigationem (nom. litigatio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. litigare to dispute, quarrel, strive, from phrase litem agere, from litem (nom. lis) lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife + agere to drive, conduct (see… … Etymology dictionary
litigation — [n] matter coming before court of law action, case, cause, contention, dispute, lawsuit, process, prosecution, suit, trial; concept 318 … New thesaurus
litigation — [lit΄i gā′shən] n. [LL litigatio] 1. the act or process of carrying on a lawsuit 2. a lawsuit … English World dictionary
litigation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ costly, expensive ▪ endless, lengthy, protracted ▪ complex ▪ potential, threatened … Collocations dictionary
litigation — litigate lit‧i‧gate [ˈlɪtgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to take a claim or complaint against a person or organization to a court of law: • He spent several weeks looking for the right lawyers to litigate the case … Financial and business terms
litigation — n. 1) to initiate, start litigation 2) litigation over; with 3) in litigation (the case was in litigation) * * * [lɪtɪ geɪʃ(ə)n] startlitigation with to initiate litigation over in litigation (the case was in litigation) … Combinatory dictionary
