litigious

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li·ti·gious | \ lə-ˈti-jəs

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Definition of litigious

1a : disputatious, contentious in a litigious mood

b : prone to engage in lawsuits an increasingly litigious society

2 : subject to litigation not known to be litigious when purchased— James Muirhead

3 : of, relating to, or marked by litigation a litigious situation

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Recent Examples on the Web Defamation by implication dates back at least to novelist James Fenimore Cooper, who — tracing a downward arc from literary celebrity to litigious crank — sued a series of newspaper editors in the 1840s. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 May 2022 Unlike Saverin, who was one of Facebook’s cofounders and is now worth $11.4 billion, or the litigious Winklevoss twins ($4 billion each), Grimeland was only on the fringes of the Zuckerberg phenomenon. — Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 4 May 2022 That option is illustrated with a picture of an EZFlash third-party flash cartridge in the emulator interface, an odd choice given Nintendo's previous litigious attacks on such flashcart makers. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022 Just filing an application puts you on these litigious creatures’ radar. — Doug Ladden, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 Great mountain peaks of names prestigious Will suddenly become litigious. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 But Yale professor Sonnenfeld said that Walker’s litigious business past and misrepresentations of his success raises questions about his trustworthiness, especially as a candidate that has no political record to run on. — Greg Bluestein, ajc, 11 Mar. 2022 Founded in 1974, the company known originally as Apple Computer was not always so litigious. — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022 Disparate and inconsistently functioning electronic medical record platforms, rising education debt, contrarian insurance companies, and a more litigious society have all taken their toll. — Stephen Thomas, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 See More

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“Litigious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigious. Accessed 26 May. 2022.

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litigious

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li·ti·gious | \ li-ˈti-jəs

Legal Definition of litigious

1 : prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers especially to an excessive degree a litigious pro se prisoner … filed fifty-one cases — In re Oliver, 682 F.2d 443 (1982)

2 : subject to litigation acquired only a possible litigious claim — Wells v. Joseph, 95 So. 2d 843 (1957)

3 : of, relating to, or marked by litigation