litigation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Hyphenation: li‧ti‧ga‧tion

Noun

litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)

(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

Translations

conduct of a lawsuit

Azerbaijani: çəkişmə
Bulgarian: съдебен процес m (sǎdeben proces)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 訴訟／诉讼 (zh) (sùsòng) (formal), 官司 (zh) (guānsi) (informal)
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)
Korean: 소송 (ko) (sosong)
Latin: līs (la) f
Malay: litigasi
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)

References

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

Further reading

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