litiscontestation

noun

li·​tis·​con·​tes·​ta·​tion

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

litiscontestational

¦⸗⸗¦⸗ˌ⸗¦tāshənᵊl

-shnəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

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

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