litigation
Courtroom battle process
Litigation is the process of taking legal action through the courts.
It encompasses everything from filing a lawsuit to the final judgment—the motions, discovery, hearings, and trial proceedings.
The company spent millions on litigation.
Someone engaged in litigation is a litigant; to litigate is to pursue or contest a case in court.
One who decides
- juryLegal decision-making body
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- witnessOne who attests
- benchShared seating surface
bar · gavel · chambers · sidebar · clerk · gallery · stand · dock
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- complaintExpression of discontent
- damagesCompensation for injury
- tortActionable civil harm
negligence · breach · class-action · settlement · discovery · deposition · jurisdiction · injunction
Urgent heartfelt request
- motionChange in position
- filingStoring documents systematically
- discoveryAct of finding something
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
interrogatories · subpoena · summons · continuance · objection · ruling · hearing · pretrial
Official court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defense · deliberation · allegation · perjury · exhibit · acquittal · conviction · mistrial
Opposition between parties
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- breachBreaking of agreement
infringement · liability · damages · remedy · resolution · arbitration · mediation · negotiation
Inclined toward disagreement
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
acrimonious · protracted · costly · frivolous · vexatious · zealous · hardball · scorched-earth
judge
One who decides
bench · bar · gavel · chambers · sidebar · clerk · gallery · stand · dock · robes
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
tort · negligence · breach · class-action · settlement · discovery · deposition · jurisdiction · injunction · remedy
pleading
Urgent heartfelt request
deposition · interrogatories · subpoena · summons · continuance · objection · ruling · hearing · pretrial · docket
verdict
Official court decision
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
prosecution · defense · deliberation · allegation · perjury · exhibit · acquittal · conviction · mistrial · retrial
conflict
Opposition between parties
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
breach · infringement · liability · damages · remedy · resolution · arbitration · mediation · negotiation · settlement
contentious
Inclined toward disagreement
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
aggressive · acrimonious · protracted · costly · frivolous · vexatious · zealous · hardball · scorched-earth
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- legal fieldscivil law, criminal law, administrative law, common law, civil procedure
- election disputescontested results, recount, recounts, vote recount, vote recounts
- legal skillslegal research, legal writing, legal reasoning, legal analysis, legal ethics
- medical lawmalpractice, medical liability, informed consent, medical licensing, medical negligence
litigationmediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · settlement · negotiation · out-of-court settlement · conciliation
litigationcooperation
Joint action toward shared aims
harmony · agreement · cohesion · accord · collaboration
litigationconsensus
General group agreement
mutual agreement · compromise · settlement · accommodation · meeting of minds
- 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