litigationn.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtᵻˈɡeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌlɪdəˈɡeɪʃən/

Etymology: < late Latin lītigātiōn-em, noun of action < lītigāre to litigate v.

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.

b. The practice of going to law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law > practice or condition of

litigation1785

pleaship1824

1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1786) vi. viii. 509 Nothing quells a spirit of litigation like despair of success.

1821 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 349/1 This method would destroy litigation as effectually as the method proposed by Mr. Scarlett.

1861 A. Trollope Orley Farm (1862) I. ix. 69 The spirit of litigation within him told him that the point was to be carried.

2. Disputation. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun]

mootingOE

disputinga1225

mootc1225

sputingc1250

disputisounc1290

arguingc1385

sputisounc1390

debate1393

determinationc1400

luyte1477

disputation1489

dispicion?1510

argumenta1513

plead?a1513

traversing1524

dispicience1531

ruffle1532

debatement1536

argumentationa1538

debating1548

pro et contraa1554

canvassing1565

litigation1567

toil1597

discussion1598

tongue-work1598

agitation1600

canvass1611

fence1637

contestation1638

dispute1638

tongue-fence1643

actitation1661

1567 R. Sempill in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 36 Quha dow abstene fra litigatioun, Or from his paper hald aback the pen, Except he hait our Scottis Natioun?

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 29 Wiclef was much offended at this kind of sophistic litigation in maters of faith.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. x. 266 The Squire..was, after some Litigation, obliged to consent.

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. (1842) II. 87 To receive an explanation..of the matter in litigation.

1887 W. James in Mind 12 1 Whether the ‘muscular sense’ directly yields us knowledge of space is still a matter of litigation among psychologists.

Draft additions September 2017

litigation friend n. English Law a representative in court, usually for a child or for a person lacking the mental capability to act for himself or herself.Introduced in England and Wales in 1998 by the Civil Procedure Rules, replacing next friend and guardian ad litem in civil proceedings.

ΚΠ

1998 Credit Control 19 10 A ‘Next Friend’ or ‘Guardian ad litem’ will be called a ‘Litigation Friend’.

2006 N. Whiteley & J. White in J. Parker Good Pract. Brain Injury Case Managem. v. 83 In practice litigation friends are very often the client's next of kin.

2017 East Kent Mercury 2 Mar. Jonathan can guide you through the paperwork and come with you as a litigation friend.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	litigation
释义	litigationn. Brit. /ˌlɪtᵻˈɡeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌlɪdəˈɡeɪʃən/ Etymology: < late Latin lītigātiōn-em, noun of action < lītigāre to litigate v. 1. 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. b. The practice of going to law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law > practice or condition of litigation1785 pleaship1824 1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1786) vi. viii. 509 Nothing quells a spirit of litigation like despair of success. 1821 S. Smith Wks. (1859) I. 349/1 This method would destroy litigation as effectually as the method proposed by Mr. Scarlett. 1861 A. Trollope Orley Farm (1862) I. ix. 69 The spirit of litigation within him told him that the point was to be carried. 2. Disputation. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] mootingOE disputinga1225 mootc1225 sputingc1250 disputisounc1290 arguingc1385 sputisounc1390 debate1393 determinationc1400 luyte1477 disputation1489 dispicion?1510 argumenta1513 plead?a1513 traversing1524 dispicience1531 ruffle1532 debatement1536 argumentationa1538 debating1548 pro et contraa1554 canvassing1565 litigation1567 toil1597 discussion1598 tongue-work1598 agitation1600 canvass1611 fence1637 contestation1638 dispute1638 tongue-fence1643 actitation1661 1567 R. Sempill in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. 36 Quha dow abstene fra litigatioun, Or from his paper hald aback the pen, Except he hait our Scottis Natioun? 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 29 Wiclef was much offended at this kind of sophistic litigation in maters of faith. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. x. 266 The Squire..was, after some Litigation, obliged to consent. View more context for this quotation 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. (1842) II. 87 To receive an explanation..of the matter in litigation. 1887 W. James in Mind 12 1 Whether the ‘muscular sense’ directly yields us knowledge of space is still a matter of litigation among psychologists. Draft additions September 2017 litigation friend n. English Law a representative in court, usually for a child or for a person lacking the mental capability to act for himself or herself.Introduced in England and Wales in 1998 by the Civil Procedure Rules, replacing next friend and guardian ad litem in civil proceedings. ΚΠ 1998 Credit Control 19 10 A ‘Next Friend’ or ‘Guardian ad litem’ will be called a ‘Litigation Friend’. 2006 N. Whiteley & J. White in J. Parker Good Pract. Brain Injury Case Managem. v. 83 In practice litigation friends are very often the client's next of kin. 2017 East Kent Mercury 2 Mar. Jonathan can guide you through the paperwork and come with you as a litigation friend. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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