litigation

lit·i·gate  (lt-gt)

v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates

v.tr.

To contest in legal proceedings.

v.intr.

To engage in legal proceedings.

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[Latin ltigre, ltigt- : ls, lt-, lawsuit + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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liti·ga·ble (-g-bl) adj.

liti·gation n.

liti·gator n.

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litigation

Noun

the process of bringing or contesting a lawsuit

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

litigation - a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights judicial proceeding legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked custody battle - litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple vexatious litigation - litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause; "he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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litigation

noun lawsuit, case, action, process, disputing, prosecution, contending

Translations

litigation [lɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] n → litigio

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litigation [lɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] n → litige m; contentieux m

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litigation [lɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] n → Prozess m

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litigation [lɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] n → causa