litigious

  • 11litigious — [[t]lɪtɪ̱ʤəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is litigious often makes formal complaints about people to a civil court of law. [FORMAL] …

    English dictionary

  • 12litigious — li•ti•gious [[t]lɪˈtɪdʒ əs[/t]] adj. 1) law of or pertaining to litigation 2) subject or open to litigation 3) law inclined to litigate: a litigious person[/ex] 4) inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13litigious — /ləˈtɪdʒəs/ (say luh tijuhs) adjective 1. of or relating to litigation. 2. excessively prone to litigate: a litigious person. {Middle English, from Latin lītigiōsus disputatious} –litigiously, adverb –litigiousness, noun …

  • 14litigious — /btijas/ That which is the subject of a law suit or action; that which is contested in a court of law. In another sense, litigious signifies fond of litigation; prone to engage in suits …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15litigious — /btijas/ That which is the subject of a law suit or action; that which is contested in a court of law. In another sense, litigious signifies fond of litigation; prone to engage in suits …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 16litigious right — n in the civil law of Louisiana: a right that can only be exercised after being litigated Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 17litigious right — /btijss rayt/ In the civil law, a right which cannot be exercised without undergoing a lawsuit. Civil Code La. art. 3556, par. 18. A right, to be considered litigious under Louisiana law, must be in litigation at time of the sale thereof, and… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 18litigious right — /btijss rayt/ In the civil law, a right which cannot be exercised without undergoing a lawsuit. Civil Code La. art. 3556, par. 18. A right, to be considered litigious under Louisiana law, must be in litigation at time of the sale thereof, and… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 19litigious right — A right contested in a suit. The right ceases to be litigious when judgment has been rendered. See Cucullu v Hernandez (US) 13 Otto 105, 26 L Ed 322 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 20litigious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin litigiosus, from litigium dispute, from litigare Date: 14th century 1. a. disputatious, contentious b. prone to engage in lawsuits 2. subject to litigation 3. of, relating to, or… …

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