Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [lit-i-gey-shuh n]
- /ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌlɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [lit-i-gey-shuh n]
- /ˌlɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of litigation word
- noun litigation the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation. 1
- noun litigation a lawsuit. 1
- noun litigation The process of taking legal action. 1
- noun litigation court proceedings 1
- abbreviation LITIGATION lawsuit 1
- uncountable noun litigation Litigation is the process of fighting or defending a case in a civil court of law. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of litigation
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Late Latin lītigātiōn- (stem of lītigātiō) a dispute. See litigate, -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Litigation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
litigation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
litigation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for litigation
noun litigation
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
- process — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- suit — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Top questions with litigation
- what is litigation?
- what does litigation mean?
- what is tubal litigation?
- what is civil litigation lawyer?
- what is civil litigation?
- what is a litigation?
- what is litigation lawyer?
- what is a litigation lawyer?
- what is commercial litigation?
- what is a litigation attorney?
- what is the difference between arbitration and litigation?
- what is impact litigation?
- what does a litigation paralegal do?
- how do interest groups use litigation?
- what is vexatious litigation?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with l
- Words starting with li
- Words starting with lit
- Words starting with liti
- Words starting with litig
- Words starting with litiga
- Words starting with litigat
- Words starting with litigati
- Words starting with litigatio
- Words starting with litigation