Akademik

litigation

noun

a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑judicial proceeding

• Derivationally related forms: ↑litigious, ↑litigate

• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence

• Hypernyms: ↑proceeding, ↑legal proceeding, ↑proceedings

• Hyponyms: ↑custody battle, ↑vexatious litigation

Useful english dictionary. 2012.