litigation
noun /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (law)- the process of making or defending a claim in court
- The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
- to run the risk of litigation
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- The alleged victims have elected to pursue litigation.
- The payment was made to avoid threatened litigation.
- High litigation costs stopped her from taking the company to court.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- costly
- expensive
- endless
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- bring
- conduct
- file
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- costs
- expenses
- settlement
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- litigation against
- litigation between
- litigation over
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- the conduct of litigation
- the cost of litigation
- the risk of litigation
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