litigation

litigation
I noun action, case, cause, controversy, disputation, dispute, judicial contest, lawsuit, legal action, legal battle, legal contest, legal dispute, legal matter, legal proceeding, legal remedy, matter, proceeding, suit, suit at law, trial, wrangling associated concepts: appellate proceedings, civil proceedings, collateral proceedings, common law proceedings, criminal proceedings, frivolous litigation, plenary proceedings, special proceedings, summary proceedings, supplemental proceedings II index action (proceeding), case (lawsuit), cause (lawsuit), complaint, contest (dispute), controversy (lawsuit), day in court, dispute, hearing, lawsuit, matter (case), proceeding, prosecution (criminal trial), suit, trial (legal proceeding)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


litigation
n.
A lawsuit or legal action; the act of bringing or defending a lawsuit.
adj.
litigious

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


litigation
the putting of a dispute before a court or tribunal.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


litigation
The process of bringing and pursuing (litigating) a lawsuit.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


litigation
n. A legal action; the process of bringing and carrying on a legal action.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


litigation
An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


litigation
I
An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.
 II A lawsuit; a legal action, including all proceedings therein.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

litigation
n.
   any lawsuit or other resort to the courts to determine a legal question or matter.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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