in litigation

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: being decided in a court of law
The case is still in litigation.

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The request by Arm seems rather limited after spending two years in litigation. Jim McGregor, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Recent legislation now in litigation would move the Highway Patrol to be independent of the department. Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024 In 2020, voters approved Measure C, a hotel tax increase, which has since been held up in litigation. Andrew Keatts, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 In 2022, President Joe Biden announced new measures that would require gun kits to include serial numbers -- a move that has been swept up in litigation ever since as manufacturers fight regulation. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in litigation 

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