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li·ti·gious /li-'ti-jəs/ adj1: prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers esp. to an excessive degreea stubbornly litigious defendant2: subject to litigationacquired only a possible litigious claim — Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)3: of, relating to, or marked by litigationli·ti·gious·ly advli·ti·gious·ness n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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actionable, aggressive, antagonistic, arguing, argumental, argumentative, at variance, bellicose, belligerent, combative, conflicting, contentious, contested, contrary, controversial, controvertible, debatable, disagreeing, discordant, disposed to controversy, disputable, disputatious, disputative, dissentious, eristic, eristical, exceptious, fighting, given to disputation, hostile, inimical, irreconcilable, litigatory, litigiosus, militant, offensive, open to debate, open to question, opposing, polemic, polemical, pugnacious, quarrelsome, querulous, unpeaceful, warlike
associated concepts: barratry
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actionable, argumentative, contentious, forensic
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Description of a person or company with a disposition toward bringing or prolonging lawsuits, even if the suits are unnecessary, unfounded, or largely retaliatory.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj.referring to a person who constantly brings or prolongs legal actions, particularly when the legal maneuvers are unnecessary or unfounded. Such persons often enjoy legal battles, controversy, the courtroom, the spotlight, use the courts to punish enemies, seek profit, and pursue minor matters which do not deserve judicial attention. Some of these people are called "professional plaintiffs."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.