"litigation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litigation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: litigations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lītigātiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lītigātiō}} Latin lītigātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)
  1. (law) The conduct of a lawsuit. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: litigation friend, litigational Translations (conduct of a lawsuit): çəkişmə (Azerbaijani), съдебен процес (sǎdeben proces) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 訴訟 (Chinese Mandarin), 诉讼 (sùsòng) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 官司 (guānsi) [informal] (Chinese Mandarin), procesvoering [feminine] (Dutch), proces [neuter] (Dutch), geding [neuter] (Dutch), rechtszaak [feminine] (Dutch), käräjöinti (Finnish), oikeudenkäynti (Finnish), litige [masculine] (French), Rechtsstreit [masculine] (German), αντιδικία (antidikía) [feminine] (Greek), pereskedés (Hungarian), litigasi (Indonesian), controversia (Italian), contenzioso (Italian), 訴訟 (soshō) (alt: そしょう) (Japanese), 소송 (sosong) (Korean), līs [feminine] (Latin), litigasi (Malay), hāmenetanga (Maori), نزاع (nizaʿ) (Ottoman Turkish), litígio [masculine] (Portuguese), litigiu (Romanian), суде́бный проце́сс (sudébnyj procéss) [masculine] (Russian), тя́жба (tjážba) [feminine] (Russian), dava (Turkish), судовий спір (sudovyj spir) [masculine] (Ukrainian), (sự) kiện tụng (Vietnamese)

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