litigations
Legal dispute processes
Litigations is the plural of litigation, referring to multiple legal proceedings or lawsuits.
While litigation as a mass noun typically covers legal action in general, the plural form emphasizes distinct, countable cases: The company faced several litigations over patent infringement.
In legal and business contexts, litigations often appears when discussing a portfolio of ongoing or past lawsuits that an entity must manage or resolve.
Legal proceedings seeking remedy
- casesContainers or instances
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
- claimsStatements of truth
- actionsThings someone does
disputes · trials · filings · complaints · pleadings · motions · depositions · discovery
Licensed legal practitioners
- lawyersLicensed legal practitioners
- plaintiffsThose initiating lawsuits
- defendantsThose facing prosecution
- counselExpert guidance offered
courts · judges · juries · witnesses · testimony · evidence · subpoenas · cross-examination
Owners of company stock
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- breachBreaking of agreement
contracts · liability · compliance · regulatory · indemnification · arbitration · class-action · derivative
Spanning national boundaries
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- tribunalsBodies adjudicating disputes
extradition · jurisdiction · sanctions · WTO · diplomatic · bilateral · maritime · investment
lawsuits
Legal proceedings seeking remedy
- casesContainers or instances
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
- claimsStatements of truth
actions · disputes · trials · filings · complaints · pleadings · motions · depositions · discovery · judgments
attorneys
Licensed legal practitioners
- lawyersLicensed legal practitioners
- plaintiffsThose initiating lawsuits
- defendantsThose facing prosecution
counsel · courts · judges · juries · witnesses · testimony · evidence · subpoenas · cross-examination · deliberation
shareholders
Owners of company stock
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
breach · contracts · liability · compliance · regulatory · indemnification · arbitration · class-action · derivative · fiduciary
cross-border
Spanning national boundaries
- treatiesFormal agreements between states
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
tribunals · extradition · jurisdiction · sanctions · WTO · diplomatic · bilateral · maritime · investment · territorial
litigationsarbitrations
Formal dispute resolution proceedings
mediations · negotiations · settlements · conciliations · ADR
litigationsagreements
Formal mutual arrangements
accords · reconciliations · settlements · resolutions · harmonies
- 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