litigation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō, equivalent to litigate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The conduct of a lawsuit.
The willingness to bring more marginal legal cases reflects how the amount of money being put toward election litigation has increased significantly, said Derek Muller, an election law professor at the University of Notre Dame who noted that the trend also applies to Democrats and outside groups across the ideological spectrum.
2024 April 11, Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, “GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use”, in CNN:“Google admitted that — for litigations spanning the past five years — it has never preserved all chats for relevant individuals by turning chat history on,” the DOJ filing said.
2023 February 23, Brian Fung, “DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs”, in CNN:This law firm is known for its litigation practice.
There is ongoing litigation in this matter.
That attorney has been chastised for his litigation behavior.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| litigations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
litigation friend · litogen · litigationer · litigational · postlitigation · litigationist · nonlitigation · relitigation · overlitigation · prelitigation
Synonyms
suit · litigation · action · action · cause · lawsuit
Translations (38)
it contenzioso (conduct of a lawsuit) · id litigasi (conduct of a lawsuit) · it controversia (conduct of a lawsuit) · de Rechtsstreit (conduct of a lawsuit) · nl rechtszaak (conduct of a lawsuit) · ru суде́бный проце́сс (conduct of a lawsuit) · fr litige (conduct of a lawsuit) · uk судовий спір (conduct of a lawsuit) · bg съдебен процес (conduct of a lawsuit) · nl proces (conduct of a lawsuit) · ja 訴訟 (conduct of a lawsuit) · ro litigiu (conduct of a lawsuit) · fi käräjöinti (conduct of a lawsuit) · el αντιδικία (conduct of a lawsuit) · tr dava (conduct of a lawsuit) · mi hāmenetanga (conduct of a lawsuit) · es litigación (conduct of a lawsuit) · hu pereskedés (conduct of a lawsuit) · da retssag (conduct of a lawsuit) · nl procesvoering (conduct of a lawsuit) · la līs (conduct of a lawsuit) · es litigio (conduct of a lawsuit) · cmn 官司 (conduct of a lawsuit) · ar تَقَاضٍ (conduct of a lawsuit) · ms litigasi (conduct of a lawsuit) · ko 소송 (conduct of a lawsuit) · da retstvist (conduct of a lawsuit) · vi (sự) kiện tụng (conduct of a lawsuit) · pt litígio (conduct of a lawsuit) · ota نزاع (conduct of a lawsuit) · cmn 訴訟 /诉讼 (conduct of a lawsuit) · nl geding (conduct of a lawsuit) · fi oikeudenkäynti (conduct of a lawsuit) · ota دعوا (conduct of a lawsuit) · az çəkişmə (conduct of a lawsuit) · ru тя́жба (conduct of a lawsuit) · de Prozessführung (conduct of a lawsuit) · da procesførelse (conduct of a lawsuit)