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litigation
English
Etymology
litigate +? -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?t???e???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: li?ti?ga?tion
Noun
litigation (countable and uncountable, plural litigations)
- (law) The conduct of a lawsuit.
Derived terms
- litigation friend
Translations
Further reading
- litigation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- W. Martin; G[uy] A. J. Tops, et al. (1998) Van Dale Groot Woordenboek Engels–Nederlands [Van Dale Great Dictionary, English–Dutch], volume I, 3rd edition, Utrecht; Antwerp: Van Dale Lexicografie, ?ISBN.
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inquiry
English
Alternative forms
- enquiry
Etymology
From Middle English enquery, from the Old French verb enquerre, from Latin inqu?r?. Later respelled to conform to the original Latin spelling, as opposed to the Old French spelling.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?kwa???i/, /??-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?kwa?(?)?i/, /??nkw??i/, /???-/
- Hyphenation: in?qui?ry
- Rhymes: -a??ri
Noun
inquiry (countable and uncountable, plural inquiries)
- The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
- Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination of facts or principles; research; investigation
Derived terms
- line of inquiry
Usage notes
According to Fowler's Modern English Usage (1926), inquiry should be used in relation to a formal inquest, and enquiry to the act of questioning. Many (though not all) British writers maintain this distinction; the Oxford English Dictionary, in its entry not updated since 1900, lists inquiry and enquiry as equal alternatives, in that order. Some British dictionaries, such as Chambers 21st Century Dictionary [1], present the two spellings as interchangeable variants in the general sense, but prefer inquiry for the "formal inquest" sense. In Australian English, inquiry represents a formal inquest (such as a government investigation) while enquiry is used in the act of questioning (eg: the customer enquired about the status of his loan application). Both spellings are current in Canadian English, where enquiry is often associated with scholarly or intellectual research. (See Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage, p. 282.)
American English usually uses inquiry.
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “inquiry”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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