litigation meaning

litigation means 'the process of taking legal action or a lawsuit'.

litigation :

lawsuit, legal action

noun

▪ The company is involved in litigation.

▪ The company is involved in a lawsuit.

▪ Litigation can be costly and time-consuming.

▪ A lawsuit can be expensive and take a lot of time.

paraphrasing

▪ lawsuit – legal action

▪ case – legal dispute

▪ dispute – disagreement

▪ trial – court case

litigation

Pronunciation

litigation [ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən]

The stress is on 'ga', and it sounds like 'lit-i-gay-shun'.

Common phrases and grammar about litigation

litigation - Common meaning

noun
lawsuit, legal action

Part of Speech Changes for "litigation"

▪ litigate (verb) – to take legal action

▪ litigator (noun) – a person who takes legal action

Common Expressions with "litigation"

▪ engage in litigation – to be involved in a lawsuit

▪ avoid litigation – to stay away from lawsuits

▪ settle litigation – to resolve a lawsuit

▪ pending litigation – ongoing lawsuit

Important examples of litigation in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, litigation is often used to refer to legal proceedings or lawsuits.

▪The firm is known for handling complex litigation.
▪The firm is known for dealing with difficult lawsuits.

Example of a confusing word: mitigation (to reduce severity)

▪The firm is known for handling complex mitigation.
▪The firm is known for reducing difficult lawsuits.
"Litigation" refers to the process of taking legal action or engaging in a lawsuit. In the sentence "The firm is known for handling complex litigation," it is used correctly to describe the firm's expertise in legal cases. "Mitigation," however, means "the action of reducing the severity or seriousness of something," often used in contexts like "risk mitigation" or "mitigation of damage." Using "mitigation" in place of "litigation" would be incorrect because it changes the meaning entirely and does not fit grammatically with "handling." Thus, "litigation" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Litigation often appears in grammar questions as a noun, sometimes requiring recognition of its role in a sentence.

▪Litigation is expensive for small businesses.
▪Lawsuits are costly for small businesses.

litigation

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

engage in litigation

means 'to be involved in a lawsuit', often used in legal contexts.

▪The company decided to engage in litigation.
▪The company chose to be involved in a lawsuit.

litigation costs

refers to the expenses associated with legal proceedings.

▪The litigation costs were very high.
▪The lawsuit expenses were very high.

Differences between similar words and litigation

litigation

,

lawsuit

differences

Litigation refers to the process of legal action, while a lawsuit is a specific legal case.

litigation
▪The company is involved in litigation.
▪The company is involved in a legal process.
lawsuit
▪They filed a lawsuit against the company.
▪They started a legal case against the company.

litigation

,

dispute

differences

Litigation involves formal legal action, while a dispute can be any disagreement, legal or not.

litigation
▪The litigation lasted for years.
▪They had a disagreement over the contract terms.
dispute
▪They had a dispute over the contract terms.
▪They had a disagreement over the contract terms.

Words with the same origin as litigation

The origin of litigation

litigation comes from the Latin 'litigatio', which means a legal dispute or process.

Word structure

It has the root litig (dispute) and suffix ation (process), so litigation means 'the process of disputing'.

Words with the same origin

The root of litigation is litig (dispute). Words with the same root include litigate (to take legal action).

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