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lit·i·ga·tion

   [lit-i-gey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
2.
a lawsuit.
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Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin lītigātiōn- (stem of lītigātiō) a dispute. See litigate, -ion

Related forms
non·lit·i·ga·tion, noun
pre·lit·i·ga·tion, noun
re·lit·i·ga·tion, noun
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litigation (ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən)
 
—n
1.  the act or process of bringing or contesting a legal action in court
2.  a judicial proceeding or contest

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litigation
1560s, "disputation," from L.L. litigationem (nom. litigatio), from L. litigatus, pp. of litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from litem (nom. lis, gen. litis) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + root of agere "to drive, conduct" (see act). Meaning "act of carrying on a lawsuit" is from 1640s.
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