litigation
pronunciation
How to pronounce litigation in British English:
UK [ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃn]
How to pronounce litigation in American English:
US [ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
Word Origin
- litigation (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Litigation is of course a way of resolving dispute .
- 2. Litigation is admittedly understandable in a us governance context .
- 3. Years of litigation could follow a break-up .
- 4. Litigation may also make smart-phones dearer .
- 5. He specialises in civil and white-collar criminal litigation .