Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The conduct of a lawsuit.

    There is ongoing litigation in this matter.

    This law firm is known for its litigation practice.

    Rechtsstreit, Prozessführung

    суде́бный проце́ссsudébnyj procéss, тя́жбаtjážba

    судовий спірsudovyj spir

More definitions
  • a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Such litigation can be very costly.

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  2. Tom cynically assumed that the contractor could likely not afford the expense of years of litigation.

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  3. Other factors of importance, which make litigation of large corporations more difficult, are the size and complexity of their activities.

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  4. J.K. Rowling uses aggressive litigation to silence her critics.

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  5. Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.

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Translations

8 languages
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conduct of a lawsuit:
Русский
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conduct of a lawsuit:
Deutsch
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conduct of a lawsuit:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō, equivalent to litigate + -ion.

Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō, equivalent to litigate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: litigations
Singularlitigation
Plurallitigations

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights:judicial proceeding

Word family

12 related words

See also

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