litigation
119
7.7
- noun
- /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
litigio
- The company decided to settle their differences out of court to avoid lengthy litigation.
- civil litigation
- litigation in court
- costs of litigation
You know, it could be subject to litigation, whatever.
- You know, it could be subject to litigation, whatever.
- Well, we still have litigation as the last line of protection.
- Legal defeat took the immediate threat of litigation away and it made it easier.
- There's less litigation against hospitals and doctors.
- It's always easier to try to make a deal with somebody and avoid litigation, avoid courts.
- I know that there's only so much you can tell us because it's in litigation right now, correct?
- You may wonder, don't the victims of the narcissist ever engage in litigation?
- And what we're also finding out now through subsequent litigation is that wasn't playing by the rules, right?
- We're pivoting away from from litigation and we're getting into that streaming.
- I know he's done better, but he's in the litigation, so he can't sign contracts.
- OK, someone does say how's your litigation going?
- Then with that, you might get through the litigation side more quickly for deploying the law.
Examples
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"We have the resources to tie this up in litigation for years, if necessary."
Fiction book (2000) -
Of course, there is a great body of litigation in this particular area.
Academic text (1999) -
Only that existing litigation has not gone away.
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Well, we still have litigation as the last line of protection.
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It's always easier to try to make a deal with somebody and avoid litigation, avoid courts.
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Well, I think that litigation should be your last resort.
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There is a great deal of litigation in the pipeline in this area.
Academic text (1999) -
The union there is in litigation with one of the schools in the KIPP network in New York City.
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However, the board has decided to aggressively protect itself from possible future litigation.
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It's standard procedure in insurance litigation for the defense firms to assign two lawyers to a case.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
∞
3.1
A problem that a court looks at and decides
719
4.8
A person or company brings a claim to court to get a legal decision
425
5.6
A case one person brings against another in court to get a decision
407
6.8
A court case in which one person sues another
159
7.5
Official legal actions in a court case
150
8.2
A legal case brought to court for a decision
102
7.9
A set of actions in court to decide a legal dispute
42
3.8
A court process to solve a dispute when someone sues another
27
3.5
A court case between two people or groups who disagree about legal rights
12
4.8
A formal set of actions in court that a judge uses to decide a dispute
3
6.3
A court process to decide people's rights and duties
A case where one person takes another to court to get or protect a right
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A lawsuit that a person brings to annoy or harm someone without good reason
How Formal
- Formal
∞
3.7
- Specialized
119
7.7
719
4.8
- Specialized
69
6.0
41
4.2
- Formal
859
3.5
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Litigation comes from the old Latin word litigare, meaning 'to quarrel' or 'to sue'. So think of litigation as people 'fighting' their case in court to settle a dispute.