litigation

English

Etymology

litigate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: li‧ti‧ga‧tion

Noun

litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)

1. (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

• litigation friend

Translations

conduct of a lawsuit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (formal) 訴訟／诉讼 (zh) (sùsòng), 诉讼 (zh) (sùsòng), (informal) 官司 (zh) (guānsi)

• 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 訴訟 (ja) (そしょう, soshō)
• Latin: līs (la) f
• Maori: hāmenetanga
• Portuguese: litígio (pt) m
• Romanian: litigiu (ro)
• Russian: суде́бный проце́сс m (sudébnyj procéss), тя́жба (ru) f (tjážba)
• Turkish: dava (tr)

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.