litigation (noun)
61trial — noun 1) a county court trial Syn: case, lawsuit, hearing, tribunal, litigation, proceedings 2) the drug is undergoing clinical trials Syn: test, experiment, pilot study, examination …
62act of grace — noun 1. an act of Parliament granting a general pardon. 2. payment by a government to a citizen with whom it is in dispute to avoid protracted litigation, although the government is not legally liable …
63cause — noun (Lat. causa.) Each separate antecedent of an event. Something that precedes and brings about an effect or a result. A reason for an action or condition. A ground of a legal action. An agent that brings something about. That which in some… …
64cause — noun (Lat. causa.) Each separate antecedent of an event. Something that precedes and brings about an effect or a result. A reason for an action or condition. A ground of a legal action. An agent that brings something about. That which in some… …
65charge — Noun: An obligation or indebtedness to be paid, as a charge for merchandise or services. Merchants Exchange Nat. Bank v Commercial Warehouse Co. 49 NY 635, 639; a form under which interest taken in advance. 55 Am J1st Supp Usury § 41; Houchard v… …
66contest — Noun: An attempt to defeat the probate of an instrument offered as a will, being inclusive of resistance to probate and an action or proceeding to set aside probate. 57 Am J1st Wills § 743; a technical term for a proceeding to cancel or defeat an …
67counter — Noun: A pleader; an attorney at law employed to defend in litigation. Verb: To oppose or defend against attack. See countors …
68costs — noun pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation • Hypernyms: ↑reimbursement * * * plural of cost present third singular of cost …
69criminal maintenance — noun the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace… …
70Department of Justice Canada — noun an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government • Syn: ↑DoJC • Topics: ↑Canada • Hypernyms: ↑international law enforcement agency …
