litigation

litigation

English

Etymology

litigate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: li‧ti‧ga‧tion

Noun

litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)

1. (law) The conduct of a lawsuit.

   There is ongoing litigation in this matter.

   This law firm is known for its litigation practice.

   That attorney has been chastised for his litigation behavior.

Derived terms

• litigation friend
• litigational

Translations

conduct of a lawsuit

Azerbaijani: çəkişmə Bulgarian: съдебен процес m (sǎdeben proces) Chinese: Mandarin: (formal) 訴訟／诉讼 (zh) (sùsòng), (informal) 官司 (zh) (guānsi) Dutch: procesvoering f, proces (nl) n, geding (nl) n, rechtszaak (nl) f Finnish: käräjöinti (fi), oikeudenkäynti (fi) French: litige (fr) m German: Rechtsstreit (de) m Greek: αντιδικία (el) f (antidikía) Hungarian: pereskedés (hu) Indonesian: litigasi Italian: controversia (it), contenzioso (it) Japanese: 訴訟 (ja) (そしょう, soshō) Latin: līs (la) f Maori: hāmenetanga Ottoman Turkish: نزاع‎ (nizaʿ) Portuguese: litígio (pt) m Romanian: litigiu (ro) Russian: суде́бный проце́сс m (sudébnyj procéss), тя́жба (ru) f (tjážba) Turkish: dava (tr) Ukrainian: судовий спір m (sudovyj spir) Vietnamese: (sự) kiện tụng (vi)

Further reading

• litigation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• W. Martin; G[uy] A. J. Tops, et al. (1998) Van Dale Groot Woordenboek Engels–Nederlands [Van Dale Great Dictionary, English–Dutch], volume I, 3rd edition, Utrecht; Antwerp: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN.