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31litigious — Contested in a suit or action; eager to enter into a litigation, suit or action …
32litigious — adj. 1 given to litigation; unreasonably fond of going to law. 2 disputable in a lawcourt; offering matter for a lawsuit. 3 of lawsuits. Derivatives: litigiously adv. litigiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF litigieux or L litigiosus f. litigium… …
33argumentative contentious disputatious disputative litigious — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …
34litigiousness — litigious UK US /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/ adjective ► too ready to take disagreements to a court of law so that a legal decision can be made about them: litigious society/culture »We live in an increasingly litigious society. litigiousness noun [U] ► »The… …
35litigiously — litigious ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with lawsuits or litigation. 2) having a tendency to go to law to settle disputes. DERIVATIVES litigiously adverb litigiousness noun …
36litigiousness — litigious ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerned with lawsuits or litigation. 2) having a tendency to go to law to settle disputes. DERIVATIVES litigiously adverb litigiousness noun …
37legal profession — Introduction vocation that is based on expertise in the law and in its applications. Although there are other ways of defining the profession, this simple definition may be best, despite the fact that in some countries there are several… …
38Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists — For other uses, see Vilayat e Faqih. Part of a series on Shī‘ah Islam Twelvers …
39disputative — adjective inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits a style described as abrasive and contentious a disputatious lawyer a litigious and acrimonious spirit • Syn: ↑contentious, ↑combative, ↑disputatious …
40Contentious — Con*ten tious, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.] 1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. [1913 Webster] Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to… …
