Thesaurus results for LITIGATION

litigation

noun

Definition of litigation

as in lawsuit

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Recent Examples of litigation His focus is on employment and labor law and a wide variety of commercial, civil, construction, and business litigation. — Steven M. Frederick, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 My takeaway from a decade of litigation is that Facebook has been penalized for misleading users and regulators about its data practices and its response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. — Emma L. Briant, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 Probate is fundamentally different from criminal law or complex corporate litigation. — Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026 Victor Henderson is an attorney and former certified public accountant who manages a law firm specializing in corporate litigation. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for litigation

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Noun

People who had already turned 55 when the law was enacted also were given until August 2021 to file lawsuits, no matter when the alleged abuse occurred.

— John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
In June, the district attorney’s office filed public nuisance lawsuits intended to shut down two motels, Super 7 Inn and Delux Inn, on South Freeway in Fort Worth that are beset by crime.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of lawsuit

Noun

Gonzalez said the department could not comment further on disciplinary proceedings, citing personnel exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
The aim was to search for ties to terrorism; the government ended up funnelling thousands of Muslims into deportation proceedings on mostly minor visa infractions.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

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The three parties are defendants in a suit brought by Timothy Reif, a descendant of Fritz Grünbaum, a Jewish performer and collector killed in a Nazi camp in 1941.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Prices are moderate, with three shirts retailing for $199 and most suits selling for $698.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

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First-person human videos provide examples of how people interact with objects and perform everyday activities, while robot trajectories connect visual observations with physical actions and their outcomes.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
When Wilson sent me her timeline, her request for the operative actions of the city (resolutions and ordinances) was nearly four weeks old.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

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