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Litigation vs Proceedings - What's the difference?

litigation | proceedings |

As nouns the difference between litigation and proceedings

is that litigation is (legal) the conduct of a lawsuit while proceedings is .

litigation

English

(wikipedia litigation)

Noun

  • (legal) The conduct of a lawsuit.
    • There is ongoing litigation in this matter.
    This law firm is known for its litigation practice.
    That attorney has been chastized for his litigation behavior.

    References

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    proceedings

    English

    Usage notes

    The latter UK pronunciation is generally only used for distinguishing this word from (preceding)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • English plurals
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=June 2 , author= Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Belgium , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.}}
  • (legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (convert into real quote) Blackstone.
  • The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.