litigated
Fought in court
Litigated is the past tense of litigate, meaning to take a dispute through the courts or engage in legal proceedings.
When a matter has been litigated, it has been formally contested before a judge or jury rather than settled privately.
The case was litigated for three years before reaching a verdict.
Something that is heavily litigated attracts many lawsuits or legal challenges: Copyright issues are among the most litigated in the entertainment industry.
Civil court proceeding
- filingStoring documents systematically
- pleadingUrgent heartfelt request
- motionChange in position
- discoveryAct of finding something
deposition · subpoena · summons · brief · docket · appeal · injunction · settlement
One who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- verdictOfficial court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- witnessOne who attests
plaintiff · defendant · prosecution · defense · bailiff · gavel · bench · bar
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
conviction · ruling · decision · award · remedy · damages · injunction · decree
Argued against, disputed
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
claim · counterclaim · conflict · controversy · opposing · challenge · contention · assertion
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
discovery · deposition · subpoena · summons · brief · docket · appeal · injunction · settlement · judgment
judge
One who decides
witness · plaintiff · defendant · prosecution · defense · bailiff · gavel · bench · bar · clerk
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- adjudicateFormally decide a dispute
acquittal · conviction · ruling · decision · award · remedy · damages · injunction · decree · order
contested
Argued against, disputed
- adversarialCharacterized by conflict
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
grievance · claim · counterclaim · conflict · controversy · opposing · challenge · contention · assertion · rebuttal
litigatedsettled
No longer in question
arbitrated · mediated · negotiated · agreed · compromised
- criminal litigationLegal action against accused
- divorce litigationLawsuit ending a marriage
- litigation costsMoney spent on lawsuits
- civil litigationNon-criminal court proceedings
- frivolous litigationGroundless legal action
- litigation lawyerCounsel specializing in lawsuits
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