Meaning & use

Litigations

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Instances or processes of taking legal action, or disputes settled in a court of law.

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The company faced several litigations over patent infringement.

Years of litigations left both families financially drained.

A note on using this word

Although 'litigation' is often treated as uncountable, 'litigations' appears in business and legal writing to refer to multiple distinct cases.

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lawsuitslegal proceedings

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