单词 | in litigation |
释义 | > as lemmasin litigation a. The action or process of carrying on a suit in law or equity; legal proceedings; †in plural, kinds of litigation. in litigation: in process of investigation before a court of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law pleadingc1275 suita1325 suing1440 persecution1466 processing1478 lawingc1485 prosecution1590 litigation1661 soliciting1709 impleading1878 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [phrase] > that is subject of legal action in variance1461 in suita1538 in litigation1856 1661 J. Stephens Hist. Disc. Procur. 139 I never heard of any that stood out a suit against this payment..but was alwayes overthrown in the litigation. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 242 I have never yet spoken with one Clergy-man, who hath had the experience of both litigations, that hath not ingenuously confess'd, ‘he had rather..have Three Suits depending in Westminister-Hall, than One in the Arches, or any Ecclesiastical Court’. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii I. i. ii. 26 My relations threatened me with litigation concerning my inheritance. 1856 J. F. Ferrier Inst. Metaphysic (ed. 2) Introd. 6 A tribunal to which any point in litigation can be referred. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. liv. 176 Litigation means the waste of time and money. < as lemmas |
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