litigation

Noun
  1. A legal proceeding in a court;
    A judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (synset 101189300)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    subtypes:
    • custody battle - litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple
    • vexatious litigation - litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause
    same as: judicial proceeding

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