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US
/ˈɫɪtɪdʒəs, ɫɪˈtɪdʒəs/
]
[ UK /lɪtˈɪdʒəs/ ]
[ UK /lɪtˈɪdʒəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to litigation
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inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
a style described as abrasive and contentious
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
a disputatious lawyer
How To Use litigious In A Sentence
- The only thing that is even mildly interesting in this 21st C. litigious sciamachy is: how often are haemorrhoids induced by an elbow in the breast? Just when you thought it was safe to fly again « Anglican Samizdat
- Mr. Rumsfeld also faults today's Washington culture, with a hyperaggressive Congress and more "litigious society. Rumsfeld's 'Slice of History'
- But also a long-term cultural shift towards a more litigious society.
- Inevitably, we must await judicial clarification of such words as purports to confer a benefit, but clearly there is room for litigious dispute.
- It was not a message we ever heard from Shakespeare, who, increasingly fretful about the fate of kings, retreated into the ruminations of King Lear and a litigious retirement.
- According to the princess, the council had apparently claimed that "it were myne honor and a poynt of commen justice not to imtromit therwith, the matier being litigiouse. From Heads of Household to Heads of State: The Preaccession Households of Mary and Elizabeth Tudor, 1516-1558
- TOOBIN: Non-litigious, which is the key word there, what that means is working out a settlement outside the courtroom, not having litigation. CNN Transcript May 5, 2002
- We know that we are a highly litigious nation.
- The fast food chain have confirmed that they have plans to install spy cameras in their toilets to deter litigious customers from claiming they fell on wet tiles.
- His litigious and tumultuous year away from football is also a concern.