Thesaurus results for LITIGATION

litigation

noun

Definition of litigation

as in lawsuit

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Recent Examples of litigation Despite the temporary expansion, the ED maintains its original definitions are lawful and plans to continue litigation. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In meeting minutes from April 2025, a board member recommended that the club create a litigation committee because of several ongoing suits. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 California Attorney General Rob Bonta one week to consider entering pre-suit settlement negotiations that would have avoided litigation altogether. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026 Some residents are pushing for the law to extend the development carve-out beyond 2029, saying more time may be needed for recovery as residents deal with insurance payouts and litigation with Southern California Edison, among other issues. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 1 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

Definition of lawsuit

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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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