LITIGATION

litigation, judicial proceeding

(noun) a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)

(legal) The conduct of a lawsuit.

Source: Wiktionary


Lit`i*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) + agere to carry on. See Agent.]

Definition: The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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