nonlitigious
Avoiding court battles
Nonlitigious describes a person, approach, or environment that avoids lawsuits and legal disputes.
A nonlitigious settlement resolves conflict outside the courtroom.
Someone with a nonlitigious temperament prefers negotiation or mediation to suing: We found a nonlitigious way to handle the contract breach.
Showing kindness, warmth
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
- agreeablePleasantly cooperative
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- affableWarm and approachable
good-natured · peaceable · neighborly · congenial · gracious · civil · courteous · respectful
Intervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
reconciliation · dialogue · conciliation · diplomacy · understanding · accord · resolution · pardon
Involving shared effort
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- mutualShared between parties
- agreementShared position between parties
teamwork · alliance · joint · collective · shared · harmonious · synergy · cohesion
Resolved privately, avoiding trial
- uncontestedFacing no rivals
- extrajudicialOutside court authority
- non-adversarialNot in opposition
- prelitigationBefore legal action filed
friendly
Showing kindness, warmth
affable · good-natured · peaceable · neighborly · congenial · gracious · civil · courteous · respectful · easygoing
mediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
compromise · reconciliation · dialogue · conciliation · diplomacy · understanding · accord · resolution · pardon · forgiveness
collaborative
Involving shared effort
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- mutualShared between parties
agreement · teamwork · alliance · joint · collective · shared · harmonious · synergy · cohesion · supportive
out-of-court
Resolved privately, avoiding trial
- uncontestedFacing no rivals
- extrajudicialOutside court authority
- non-adversarialNot in opposition
prelitigation · waiver · release · indemnity
nonlitigiouslitigious
Inclined to legal action
contentious · combative · disputatious · adversarial · quarrelsome
litigious, litigate, litigation, litigant, litigator, litigating, litigated, litigates, litigants