in litigation

idiom

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

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The President is unlikely to prevail in litigation challenging his executive orders. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025 Richmond was still in litigation over school desegregation in 1974, twenty years after Brown. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025 The remains of Carolco ended up in litigation over debt for some time including tax evasion from Peter Hoffman. Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025 Rio Tinto's Resolution Mine has been mired in litigation for years. Daniel Moore, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in litigation

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“In litigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20litigation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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