LITISCONTESTATION


Meaning of LITISCONTESTATION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun

Etymology: Middle English litiscontestacioun, from Middle French litiscontestation, from Medieval Latin litis contestation-, litis contestatio, literally, attestation of a lawsuit

1. : a legal process by which controverted issues are established and a joinder of issues arrived at

2. : the issues involved in a law case

3. : the statement or pleading by which a party contests a suit

• li·tis·con·tes·ta·tion·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|tāshən ə l, -shnəl adjective

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