What does litigation mean?
Definitions for litigation
ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃənlit·i·ga·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
litigation, judicial proceedingnoun
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
Wiktionary
litigationnoun
The conduct of a lawsuit
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Litigationnoun
Judicial contest; suit of law.
Etymology: litigatio, Latin; from litigate.
Never one clergyman had experience of both litigations, that hath not confessed, he had rather have three suits in Westminster-hall, than one in the arches. Edward Hyde.
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litigation
Litigation is a legal process that involves a dispute or conflict between two or more parties seeking for resolution in the court of law. It generally includes actions like lawsuits, trials, hearings, arbitrations, mediations or appeals, where an individual or firm can enforce or defend their legal rights.
Webster Dictionary
Litigationnoun
the act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest
Etymology: [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) + agere to carry on. See Agent.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
litigation
A form of hell whereby money is transferred from the pockets of the proletariat to that of lawyers.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of litigation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of litigation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of litigation in a Sentence
Joe Biden has horrendously and hopelessly politicized the DOJ by using them as an arm of the Democratic Party, filing frivolous litigation solely for political – not legal – reasons. This is a clear violation of legal ethics and it warrants a full investigation into who directed these deeply offensive and utterly meritless lawsuits against the states which clearly have no legal basis whatsoever.
Religious Americans will be subject to potentially ruinous litigation, while the tax-exempt status of certain charitable organizations, education institutions and nonprofits will be threatened.
That's our hope, there are only certain remedies in civil litigation, so we have to evaluate whatever happens, but we want to the truth come out.
For those interested in patent litigation, commit early and never underestimate how hard you and the rest of the team must work. There are a lot of smart, talented patent trial lawyers.”
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh:
Given constraints on the company's finances, it is doubtful that Maryland could have collected this amount from Noridian Healthcare even if it obtained an equal or higher judgment after years of litigation.
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