Thesaurus results for LITIGATION

litigation

noun

Definition of litigation

as in lawsuit

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Recent Examples of litigation But despite the ongoing litigation, taxpayers must act now to preserve their eligibility to receive relief if the decision stands. — Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026 The Sacramento Police Department declined to comment on the footage in May, citing the ongoing litigation in small claims court. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Child safety online has become a significant investment risk, evolving beyond a social issue into a governance, litigation, and reputational concern for companies. — Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The Social Network script paraphrasing aside, that’s the position Meta’s multi-firm attorneys are taking in the multi-plaintiff suit over litigation the Instagram parent company and other social media platforms are facing in federal court. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for litigation

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Trump is consistently being rebuffed in court; the Justice Department has lost at least a dozen election lawsuits.

— Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Those logistics include a lawsuit by Communities for a Better Environment to halt the county’s original sale of its own half-interest in the site to the Athletics baseball franchise for $85 million in 2019.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

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Interviewed following his win on ESPN, the 42-year-old Chestnut dismissed, more or less, the impact of today’s 92 degree New York heat on the proceedings.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026
The proceeding will resemble a minitrial, but prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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Blanche has previously defended the DOJ's actions in response to the transparency law.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Other signs of scam communications include requesting money or sensitive information, threatening legal action or arrest or pressuring the victim to take immediate action, a Microsoft spokesperson told the Herald.

— Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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