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litigation
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Word definitions for litigation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1560s, "disputation," from Late Latin litigationem (nominative litigatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from phrase litem agere , from litem (nominative lis ) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Litigation \Lit`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) + agere to carry on. See Agent .] The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE civil ▪ If this had been ordinary civil litigation I would have agreed. ▪ The constitutional question before the court is whether a sitting president may be forced to face civil litigation while in office. ▪ But ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: judicial proceeding ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) The conduct of a lawsuit.
Usage examples of litigation.
Roman Church should first address himself to the chief Priest of that City, lest haply your clergy, being profaned by the litigation of the Forum, should be occupied in secular rather than religious matters.
It appeared to me that Julian Mantle, hard-hitting, bone-crunching litigation counsel to the well-heeled, had indeed been elevated from a human being passing through life without a care for anyone, to a spiritual being passing through life caring only about others.
The situation requires, therefore, not only definite rules fixing the powers of the courts in cases of jurisdiction over the same persons and things in actual litigation, but also a spirit of reciprocal comity and mutual assistance to promote due and orderly procedure.
Court has possession of property which is the subject of litigation or must have control of it in order to proceed with the cause and grant the relief sought, the jurisdiction of one court must yield to that of the other.
This advantage was enhanced by the disposition of the Court, in litigation embracing the latter type of legislation, to shift the burden of proof from the litigant charging unconstitutionality to the State seeking enforcement.
However, a statute designating a State official as the proper person to receive service of process in such litigation must, to be valid, contain a provision making it reasonably probable that a notice of such service will be communicated to the person sued.
State may condition the right to institute litigation, so may it establish its terms for the interposition of certain defenses.
State legislatures may classify litigation and adopt one type of procedure for one class and a different type for another.
Through contacts he found his niche in the litigation marketplace as a fireman.
As of today, there has been no litigation, no claims, no damaging studies published in the journals.
Its lawyer was portrayed as a radical who was unafraid to use litigation to preserve history.
We, you and I, can control the litigation if we move your lawsuit from D.
Plus, the government has to approve the merger, and they typically want the litigation cleaned up before saying yes.
An editorial in Investment Times called upon Congress to take a serious look at litigation reform.
He would notify their insurance carrier who would assign it to a litigation firm, probably one in Philadelphia.