Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being litigious; a disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; inclination to judicial contests.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Property of being litigious, of tending to resort to legal means such as sorts.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits

Etymologies

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litigious +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • It gives Galloway time to contact people who'd be taking international flights to attend the conference but makes much of their expenses non-refundable, puts Talk Sport on notice that the wider business community will make Galloway a liability for Talk Sport every chance it can get, and provides ammunition to Galloway's detractors about his so-called litigiousness given that suing the company is the predictable consequence of the Blackpool company's precipitous action.

    Blackpool Vanishes: Galloway Victim of Tory Plot? 2007

  • It gives Galloway time to contact people who'd be taking international flights to attend the conference but makes much of their expenses non-refundable, puts Talk Sport on notice that the wider business community will make Galloway a liability for Talk Sport every chance it can get, and provides ammunition to Galloway's detractors about his so-called litigiousness given that suing the company is the predictable consequence of the Blackpool company's precipitous action.

    Archive 2007-11-04 2007

  • It gives Galloway time to contact people who'd be taking international flights to attend the conference but makes much of their expenses non-refundable, puts Talk Sport on notice that the wider business community will make Galloway a liability for Talk Sport every chance it can get, and provides ammunition to Galloway's detractors about his so-called litigiousness given that suing the company is the predictable consequence of the Blackpool company's precipitous action.

    George Galloway: Sorry Pal, The Show Can't Go On 2007

  • “One hates to see the kind of litigiousness the founders practiced here rewarded so handsomely,” said Kirk O.

    Lessons From the War Over Skype - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • “One hates to see the kind of litigiousness the founders practiced here rewarded so handsomely,” said Kirk O.

    Lessons From the War Over Skype - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • The New Yorker's spin is that this is about an immigrant adopting American litigiousness, though alleging defamation is not, I think, as American as alleging trademark infringement.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • America, meanwhile, has gotten bloated with bureaucracy, litigiousness and excess regulation, he argues, and it's no longer the best place in the world to do business.

    Does History Say China Wins? By John Bussey 2011

  • With sales of smartphones booming, and growth expected to continue, litigiousness among large technology markers has grown to a fever pitch.

    HTC Takes a Blow in Apple Fight Ian Sherr 2011

  • Orlando Ferreres, another economist who is facing criminal charges, says the government's litigiousness has forced him to ante up hefty legal fees and imposed a mental burden on him.

    Economists Quake as Argentina Votes Matt Moffett 2011

  • With sales of smartphones booming and growth expected to continue, litigiousness among large technology makers has grown.

    U.S. Trade Body to Review HTC Vs. Apple Ruling Aries Poon 2011

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