litigation
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| —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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
The wave of litigation over dodgy debt instruments is still swelling.
With regard to the activity, it's wrong and it opens the district to all sorts of potential litigation.
The truth is out and doctors are scared because now the will be subject to litigation and worse for doing harm.
He also hinted possible litigation at the federal level.
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