litigations

noun

plural of litigation
as in lawsuits

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  1. lawsuits
  2. proceedings
  3. actions
  4. suits
Noun
  • Executive orders to limit mail-in ballots, lawsuits over voter registration data, threats to funding and more have poured out of the White House leading up to the 2026 general election.
    — Denver Post, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Looming questions concerning its regulatory status and market integrity threaten to upend Kalshi’s business model, while mounting state and federal lawsuits suggest an eventual date with the Supreme Court.
    — Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of lawsuits
Noun
  • Court records indicate the bankruptcy proceedings remain pending.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Senate chamber rules allow one member to object and stop an action during some proceedings.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of proceedings
Noun
  • Meta and Anthropic also disclosed their own systems took unsanctioned actions during cybersecurity tests, a wake-up call for the AI and cybersecurity industry.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This allows the system to learn individual movements and combine them into more complex actions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of actions
Noun
  • The other eligibility suits have featured mostly basketball players.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among various allegations, the suits claim the federal permitting process was accelerated, ignoring critical risks like low-river saltwater intrusion and localized air, noise and traffic pollution.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of suits
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