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Litigation

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The conduct of a lawsuit

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act or process of litigating or carrying on a suit in a court of law or equity; a judicial contest.

n. Any dispute or discussion dependent upon evidence for decision.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

Word Usage

"… investing in litigation is now a sound business strategy, says the NYT: Mr. Fields is chief executive of Juridica Capital Management. which runs a fund that invests in one side of a lawsuit in exchange for a share of any winnings."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

proceeding proceedings legal proceeding

Hyponym

vexatious litigation custody battle

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

contention lawing law vitilitigation

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Alsatian Americanization Appalachian Balkanization Christianization

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

lawsuit dispute prosecution liability violations