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Webster 1913 Edition


Litigation

Litˊi-ga′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
litigatio
, fr.
litigare
to dispute, litigate;
lis
,
litis
, dispute, lawsuit (OL.
stlis
) +
agere
to carry on. See
Agent
.]
The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.

Webster 1828 Edition


Litigation

LITIGA'TION

,
Noun.
The act or process of carrying on a suit in a court of law or equity for the recovery of a right or claim; a judicial contest.