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litigation
[ lit-i-gey-shuhn ]
litigation
/ ˌɪɪˈɡɪʃə /
noun
- the act or process of bringing or contesting a legal action in court
- a judicial proceeding or contest
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzl··tDz noun
- l··tDz noun
- l··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of litigation1
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Example Sentences
One of the plaintiffs in the current litigation, a small Florida company, says that the tariffs force it to lay off employees, raise prices, and as a result, lose business to the point of insolvency.
“It is critically important that this litigation proceed expeditiously so Mr. Bauer can clear his name and return to his job pitching in Major League Baseball,” his attorneys argued in a court filing last April.
A handful of prominent firms — including Manly, Stewart & Finaldi — declined to participate in the settlement and have ongoing litigation.
“This resolution allows us to close all opioid related litigation with federal, state, and local governments and provides us with favorable terms from a cashflow perspective.”
The White House has called challenges to using the law for mass deportations "meritless litigation".
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doeslitigation mean?
Litigation is the process of engaging in a legal proceeding, such as a lawsuit.
The word litigation can also mean a lawsuit.
To be in litigation typically means to be engaged in a civil legal proceeding (as opposed to a criminal one, in which one is said to be on trial). The verb litigate means engage in a legal proceeding. It can mean to bring a lawsuit or to contest one. A litigator is a lawyer, especially one who specializes in civil cases. A litigant is a person engaged in a lawsuit.
Example: Their goal is to avoid litigation, so they’re going to try to get you to settle out of court.
Where doeslitigation come from?
The first records of the word litigation come from the 1560s. It comes from the Late Latin īپپō-, meaning “a dispute.” It ultimately derives from the Latin verb īپ, meaning “to go to law,” from ī- (a stem ofī, meaning “lawsuit”) and agere, “to carry on.”
Litigation always involves a dispute, often in the form of a lawsuit that carries on and on. This means that litigation is often expensive and time-consuming (which might be good for the litigators but not so much for their clients). For this reason, people often try to avoid litigation when they’re on the wrong end of a lawsuit. Some choose to go through arbitration, which is a process in which a third party helps to settle the dispute.
Those who do engage in litigation and present their cases in court can still agree to settle before a decision is reached by the court—meaning they agree to end litigation and come to a deal on their own (though often still with the help of the litigators).
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How islitigation used in real life?
The word litigation is always used in a legal context, most often in reference to a lawsuit.
One of the most egregious examples of political corruption we’ve seen in a good while— an attempt by Big Oil to evade responsibility by purchasing a new law that would’ve nullified litigation right before trial.
Time wasn’t what they ran out of. They ran out of options.
— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr)
The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed deal with team owners for a 60-game season, which could lead to a lengthy and costly litigation if MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred orders a start to the baseball season.
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune)
Sometimes it’s cheaper than prolonging the litigation process.
— Jonathan Morris (@JZMorrisEsq)
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True or False?
Litigation usually refers to a criminal trial.
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