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litigation

Syllables: li·ti·ga·tion/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

litigation noun: the conduct of a lawsuit.

Noun

litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)

  1. The conduct of a lawsuit.
    • There is ongoing litigation in this matter.
    • This law firm is known for its litigation practice.
    Synonyms:
    action, cause, lawsuit, suit

litigation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

litigation in Hindi

मुकदमेबाजी, मुकदमेबाज़ी

litigation in Tamil

வழக்காடல், வழக்காடுகிற, வழக்கு

litigation in Urdu

جھگڑا, مقدمہ بازی

litigation in Bengali

মামলা, মকদ্দমা
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litigation in Telugu
వ్యాజ్యం, వ్యాజ్యము
litigation in Malayalam
നിയമ വ്യവഹാരം, വിവാദം, അന്യായം
litigation in Kannada
ದಾವೆ ಹಾಕುವುದು, ಖಟ್ಲೆ ನಡೆಸುವುದು, ದಾವೆ, ಖಟ್ಲೆ
litigation in Punjabi
ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ
litigation in Gujarati
મુકદ્દમો, મુકદ્દમા
litigation in Odia
ମକଦ୍ଦମା, ମୋକଦ୍ଦମା
litigation in Arabic
تَقَاضٍ taqāḍin
litigation in Malay
litigasi
litigation in Indonesian
litigasi

Examples of litigation in a sentence

  • That attorney has been chastised for his litigation behavior.
  • “Google admitted that — for litigations spanning the past five years — it has never preserved all chats for relevant individuals by turning chat history on,” the DOJ filing said.2023 February 23, Brian Fung, “DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs”, in CNN:

All 30 example sentences with litigation

Synonyms of litigation

Forms of litigation

plurallitigations

Plural of litigation: litigations

Origin of litigation

Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō, equivalent to litigate + -ion.

Words formed from litigation

Phrases with litigation

Words that rhyme with litigation

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Questions about litigation

What does litigation mean?
Litigation means the conduct of a lawsuit.
What is litigation in Hindi?
Litigation in Hindi is मुकदमेबाजी, मुकदमेबाज़ी. See Litigation meaning in Hindi.
How do you use litigation in a sentence?
That attorney has been chastised for his litigation behavior.
What part of speech is litigation?
Litigation is a noun.
How do you pronounce litigation?
Litigation is pronounced /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/.
What is the plural of litigation?
The plural of litigation is litigations.

Words near litigation in the dictionary

  1. litigants in person
  2. litigate
  3. litigated
  4. litigates
  5. litigating
  6. litigation
  7. litigation friend
  8. litigation friends
  9. litigational
  10. litigationer
  11. litigationers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: litigation (page history and authors); litigation (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); litigation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); litigation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); litigation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); litigation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); litigation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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