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71litigious — late 14c., fond of disputes, from M.Fr. litigieux and directly from L. litigiosus contentious, quarrelsome, from litigium dispute, strife, related to litigare (see LITIGATION (Cf. litigation)). Meaning fond of engaging in lawsuits is from 1620s.… …
72litigious — li•ti•gious [[t]lɪˈtɪdʒ əs[/t]] adj. 1) law of or pertaining to litigation 2) subject or open to litigation 3) law inclined to litigate: a litigious person[/ex] 4) inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L… …
73li|ti´gious|ness — li|ti|gious «luh TIHJ uhs», adjective. 1. having the habit of going to law: »They are very litigious…They will persevere in a lawsuit until they are ruined (Mountstuart Elphinstone). 2. offering material for a lawsuit; that can be disputed in a… …
74li|ti´gious|ly — li|ti|gious «luh TIHJ uhs», adjective. 1. having the habit of going to law: »They are very litigious…They will persevere in a lawsuit until they are ruined (Mountstuart Elphinstone). 2. offering material for a lawsuit; that can be disputed in a… …
75li|ti|gious — «luh TIHJ uhs», adjective. 1. having the habit of going to law: »They are very litigious…They will persevere in a lawsuit until they are ruined (Mountstuart Elphinstone). 2. offering material for a lawsuit; that can be disputed in a court of law …
76Allege — Al*lege ([a^]l*l[e^]j ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged} ( l[e^]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex +… …
77Alleged — Allege Al*lege ([a^]l*l[e^]j ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged} ( l[e^]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex +… …
78Alleging — Allege Al*lege ([a^]l*l[e^]j ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged} ( l[e^]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex +… …
79Contend — Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. [1913… …
80Contended — Contend Con*tend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, tentum; con + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.… …
