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 [ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃən]

n

1. (Law) the act or process of bringing or contesting a legal action in court

2. (Law) a judicial proceeding or contest

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 The settlement ends more than four years of litigation.

Translations

litigation [ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃən] N → litigio m, pleito m

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litigation [ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n → litige m, contentieux m
litmus paper [ˈlɪtməspeɪpə^r] n → papier m de tournesol
litmus test [ˈlɪtməstɛst] n → examen m de passage
to be a litmus test of sth → être l'examen de passage de qch
The success of wind power represents a litmus test for renewable energy → Le succès de l'énergie éolienne représente l'examen de passage des énergies renouvelables.

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litigation

n → Prozess m, → Rechtsstreit m; he threatened them with litigation → er drohte ihnen mit einem Prozess

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litigation [ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → causa (giudiziaria)

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litigation

n litigation [litiˈgeiʃən]

a private law-suit. geding دَعْوى قَضائِيَّه съдебен процес spor proces der Rechtsstreit αγωγή, δικαστικός αγώνας litigio kohtuasi دادخواهی käräjöinti litige הַגָשַׁת תְּבִיעָה मुकदमे बाजी privatna parnica per(eskedés) gugatan málaferli controversia, causa 訴訟 고소, 소송 byla, bylinėjimasis prāva; tiesāšanās litigasi proces rettssak sprawa sądowa, wytoczenie sprawy litígio litigiu судебный процесс spor pravda parnica rättstvist, processande การฟ้องร้อง dava 訴訟 судовий процес; позов مقدمہ بازی vụ kiện 诉讼