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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Litigation

/lĭtˌ-əg-āsh'-ən/ · Lit·i·ga·tion · IPA /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
01 n. The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.