litigiousnessn.
/lᵻˈtɪdʒəsnəs/, U.S. /ləˈtɪdʒəsnəs/ The quality of being litigious; readiness to go to law.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law > quality of being litigious
pleaderyc1450
litigiousness1655
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. iv. §9 This would minister matter of much litigiousnesse.
a1668 W. Davenant First Days Entertainm. Rutland-House in Wks. (1673) 356 Farewel the happiness of the Nation when the populousness of the City argues the litigiousness of the Country.
1707 F. Atterbury Large Vindic. Doctr. 37 The Intemperance and Litigiousness, with which he reproaches some of them.
1791 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 20/2 Promiscuous ridicule and the weapons of litigiousness had been thrown into the crowd.
1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. App. iii. 467 Strangers are now struck with the litigiousness..of the natives.
1866 Daily Tel. 31 Jan. 6/6 The Corporation is notorious for its obstructiveness and litigiousness.
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