litigious
Quick to sue
Litigious describes a tendency to sue or engage in legal disputes.
A litigious person brings lawsuits readily, sometimes over minor grievances.
A litigious society is one where legal action is common: America's litigious culture drives up insurance costs.
The word often carries a negative connotation—suggesting someone is quarrelsome or excessively eager to involve courts.
Inclined to dispute
- quarrelsomeInclined to dispute
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
antagonistic · pugnacious · bellicose · disputatious · hostile · truculent · combative · contrary
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- complaintExpression of discontent
- damagesCompensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
verdict · judgment · appeal · deposition · discovery · class-action · injunction · remedy
argumentative
Inclined to dispute
- quarrelsomeInclined to dispute
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
belligerent · antagonistic · pugnacious · bellicose · disputatious · hostile · truculent · combative · contrary · disagreeable
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
settlement · verdict · judgment · appeal · deposition · discovery · class-action · injunction · remedy · restitution
attorney
Licensed legal representative
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
jurisprudence · statute · tort · liability · counsel · retainer · billable · sue · claimant · proceeding
trial
Judicial examination of claims
testimony · witness · evidence · cross-examination · objection · verdict · bench · bailiff · prosecution · defense
litigiousconciliatory
Meant to placate
peaceable · nonlitigious · accommodating · easy-going · compromising
litigiousconciliatory
Meant to placate
compromising · nonlitigious · mediating · arbitrating · negotiating