litigation

[US]/lɪtɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/'lɪtə'geʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. taking legal action; the process of taking a case to a court of law for a decision

Phrases & Collocations

litigation law

litigation costs

commercial litigation

Example Sentences

such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question.

such costs would make litigation inaccessible to private individuals.

Litigation often entails enormous expense.

a party in litigation that tried to square the judge.

time and money consumed in litigation;

The absence of petitioner of public benefits administration’s litigation and of the way to lawing shape the blind spot of the activity of litigation of administration.

It was not unusual for the bank to involved in litigation over failed companies.

Between the inception of the litigation and its final disposition the plaintiff's first attorney retired.

In details, the paper discusses the history track, summarizing the characteristics of every phase and analysing the arisings of Litigation Support of Forensic Accounting.

The intercessory system of people's court with low cost and high efficiency is a good way to solve problems such as cunctative lawsuit, waste of litigation resources and realization of justice.

Article 62 An indigent person who has received legal aids form the Chapter applies the litigation in forma pauperis to the court during the legal proceeding shall be granted.

In the WTO dispute settlement system, the specific dispute settlement methods include consultation, mediate, reconcilement, litigation and arbitration.Among these methods, arbitration is used broadly.

Real-world Examples

They said there's pending litigation, so they can't really talk about it.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

Litigation is of course a way of resolving dispute.

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

We can't say more. Litigation is pending.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

This is a long-term strategic litigation campaign. We shall.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Provided you and your husband waive any future right to litigation, of course.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Live Nation has said it didn't engage in behavior that warranted litigation.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Some, like Britain, depend on a process of litigation in which fault must be found.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And this is what they said. We're unable to comment due to ongoing litigation.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

But three forces have long constrained corporate conduct: regulation, litigation and competition.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Second, litigation may no longer be quite the deterrent it once was.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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