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Noun: litigation  `li-tu'gey-shun
  1. A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    "he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies"
    - judicial proceeding

Derived forms: litigations

See also: litigate, litigious

Type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings

Encyclopedia: Litigation