'Litigation' definitions:
Definition of 'litigation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights [syn: litigation, judicial proceeding]
Definition of 'Litigation'
From: GCIDE
- Litigation \Lit`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) + agere to carry on. See Agent.] The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'litigation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- action,
- altercation,
- apologetics,
- apologia,
- apology,
- argument,
- argumentation,
- bicker,
- bickering,
- case,
- casuistry,
- cat-and-dog life,
- cause,
- cause in court,
- combat,
- conflict,
- contention,
- contentiousness,
- contest,
- contestation,
- controversy,
- cut and thrust,
- debate,
- defense,
- disputation,
- dispute,
- enmity,
- fighting,
- flyting,
- hassle,
- hostility,
- hubbub,
- judicial process,
- Kilkenny cats,
- lawsuit,
- legal action,
- legal case,
- legal proceedings,
- legal process,
- legal remedy,
- logomachy,
- paper war,
- passage of arms,
- polemic,
- polemics,
- proceedings,
- prosecution,
- quarrel,
- quarreling,
- quarrelsomeness,
- rhubarb,
- scrapping,
- set-to,
- squabbling,
- strife,
- struggle,
- suit,
- suit at law,
- verbal engagement,
- war,
- war of words,
- warfare,
- words,
- wrangling