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

Synonyms:

court, class action, court-martial, dissent, cause, committal, appeal, judicial proceeding

count, writ, indictment, hearing, subpoena, case, accusation, impeachment, charge, action, implication, allegation, citation, affidavit, prosecution, suit, summons, arraignment, lawsuit, grievance, complaint

trial

Usage examples:

• This concern became involved in litigation with the railway concerning freight charges, and this experience was followed by the Ten Years' War, in the early course of which the plant was destroyed and the mines flooded. - "Cuba, Old and New", Albert Gardner Robinson.
• In either case, the geologist is called on to play a large part,- in the valuation of rights for the purpose of combination, or in litigation to settle apex rights. - "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith.
• About half a dozen cases were temporarily decided on Wednesday, but it is supposed the widows will renew the litigation. - "The Fiend's Delight", Dod Grile.