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Grammar : Noun
Spell : lit-i-gey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən



Définition of litigation

Origin :
  • 1560s, "disputation," from Late Latin litigationem (nominative litigatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin litigare "to dispute, quarrel, strive," from phrase litem agere, from litem (nominative lis) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + agere "to drive, conduct" (see act). Meaning "act of carrying on a lawsuit" is from 1640s.
  • noun matter coming before court of law
Example sentences :
  • There can be no pretence for litigation, he says, when I am once in it.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The astronomical endowment was soon in jeopardy by litigation.
  • Extract from : « Great Astronomers » by R. S. Ball
  • In this age of litigation only one class appeared to thrive—the lawyers.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • They are captious, fond of litigation, and constantly seeking subterfuges.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • She got into a great deal of litigation and employed as her lawyer Judge Terry.
  • Extract from : « Ethics in Service » by William Howard Taft
  • Litigation at Rome was connected with disputes with the Chancellor of the Cathedral.
  • Extract from : « Life in the Medieval University » by Robert S. Rait, M.A.
  • But is it really true that the Hindus are more fond of litigation than other nations?
  • Extract from : « India: What can it teach us? » by F. Max Mller
  • The holder of the seventh was a minor; the eighth was in litigation.
  • Extract from : « Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period » by Various
  • He was involved in some litigation that required his presence in London.
  • Extract from : « Charles Frohman: Manager and Man » by Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
  • The spirit of litigation within him told him that the point was to be carried.
  • Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope

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