litigation (noun)
111litigious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin litigiosus, from litigium dispute, from litigare Date: 14th century 1. a. disputatious, contentious b. prone to engage in lawsuits 2. subject to litigation 3. of, relating to, or… …
112Franchising — For Cable television franchise fee in the United States see Cable television franchise fee. A McDonald s franchise. Franchising is the practice of using another firm s successful business model. The word franchise is of anglo French derivation… …
113Xerox — This article is about the company. For photocopying, see photocopier. Xerox Corporation Type Public Traded as NYSE:  …
114Granville Sharp — (10 November 1735 6 July 1813) was a British campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, and a classicist. LifeGranville Sharp was the 20th of the 31 children of Thomas Sharp (1693 1758), a prolific theological writer and biographer of his… …
115Whitehouse.org — is a parody website that Chickenhead Productions created in 2001, though the domain was first registered in 1995. The banner at the top of the website s front page reads, quote: THE WHITE HOUSE (and then in smaller print underneath) OFFICIOUS… …
116court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… …
117defense — de·fense /di fens, dē ˌfens/ n 1: the act or action of defending see also self defense 2 a: the theory or ground that forms the basis for a defendant s opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an… …
118hearing — hear·ing n 1: a proceeding of relative formality at which evidence and arguments may be presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision making authority compare trial ◇ The purpose of a hearing is to provide the …
119lawsuit — law·suit n: an action brought in a court for the purpose of seeking relief from or remedy for an alleged wrong: suit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lawsuit …
120lis pendens — lis pen·dens / lis pen ˌdenz/ n [Latin] 1: a pending suit 2: a written notice of a pending suit involving property usu. filed in the appropriate office (as a registry of deeds) – called also notice of pendency; 3 a: the jurisdiction and control… …
