Thesaurus results for LITIGATION

litigation

noun

Definition of litigation

as in lawsuit

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Recent Examples of litigation When companies won’t do the right thing themselves, litigation has proven effective at checking their excesses. — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026 Tallman — who has retained an attorney and is researching his litigation options against Sanders and Drastic Measures — is still in the industry as well. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The court's order still falls short of resolving the legality of the rule, and the litigation will continue. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Executive order and ongoing litigation had created confusion The case before the court stemmed from an executive order Trump signed in March. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for litigation

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Noun

The threat of the penalties if the SEC eventually wins either the Louisiana case or the federal lawsuit temporarily won the day.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In 2022, after Foulkes had left CVS, the company agreed to pay $5 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, without admitting wrongdoing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawsuit

Noun

Trials also risk exposing confidential information during court proceedings.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
In New York, FIFA is seeking the same outcome and has asked the court to defer its proceedings while the Florida court weighs similar underlying legal questions.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeding

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The man in the loud suit made a great ceremony of revealing the name of the champion who had baked it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The suit says La Strada was stripped of his administrative access to the state's voter registration system after several months on the job.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of suit

Noun

Disagreements over how far to go on AI safety legislation portend a rocky road ahead for bipartisan Senate talks on a bill that remains the most likely vehicle for action this year.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
After all, Cunha has shown his ability through actions, not words, in recent months at Forest.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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