Litigation
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A contest, authorized by law, in a court of justice, for the purpose of enforcing a right. LITIGI08A RES. See "LIb Pendens."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A contest, authorized by law, in a court of justice, for the purpose of enforcing a right. The prime object of all litigation is to establish a right asserted by the plaintiff or to sustain a defence asserted by the party pursued; Tyler v. Judges of Court of Kegistration, 170 U. S. 400, 21 Sup. Ct 206, 45 L. Ed. 252, per Brown, J. Facts have been litigated when they were necessarily within the issue presented in a judicial proceeding, so that the judgment could not have been rendered without proof of them; Eastman v. Symonds, 108 Mass. 507.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A judicial controversy. A. contest in acourt of justice, for the purpose of enforcing a right.