- legal dispute
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noun
action, case, controversy, disputation, lawsuit, litigation, suit in law
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index
case (lawsuit), contention (argument), lawsuit, trial (legal proceeding)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
legal dispute
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legal dispute — legal battle, judicial quarrel … English contemporary dictionary
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Legal disputes over the Harry Potter series — Since first coming to wide notice in the late 1990s, the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling has engendered a number of legal disputes. Rowling, her various publishers and Time Warner, the owner of the rights to the Harry Potter films, have … Wikipedia
dispute — dis|pute1 W2 [dıˈspju:t, ˈdıspju:t] n [U and C] 1.) a serious argument or disagreement dispute with ▪ The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company. dispute over ▪ He got into a dispute over a taxi fare. ▪ Every effort was made to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
legal — le|gal W1S3 [ˈli:gəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin legalis, from lex law ] 1.) if something is legal, you are allowed to do it or have to do it by law ≠ ↑illegal ▪ What the company has done is perfectly legal. ▪ plans to make the … Dictionary of contemporary English
legal — / li:gFl/ adjective 1 allowed, ordered, or approved by law: He had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream. | plans to make the carrying of identity cards a legal requirement | the legal age for: the legal age for voting 2 (only… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dispute — dis·pute 1 /di spyüt/ vb dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing vi: to engage in a dispute disputing with management over contract terms vt: to engage in a dispute over disputing the correct application of the contract provision; esp: to oppose by argume … Law dictionary
