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  • litigated — Subjected to litigation. Facts, matters, or questions are said to have been litigated when they have formed the subject matter of litigation. Only those facts are said to have been litigated in an action which were necessarily within the issue… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Litigated — Litigate Lit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.] To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • litigated — lit·i·gate || lɪtɪgeɪt v. legally dispute, contest in a court of law (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • litigated motion — noun : a motion at law that can be decided only after notice to an opposing party entitled to be heard compare ex parte …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Renvoi — In Conflict of Laws, renvoi (from the French, meaning send back or to return unopened ) is a subset of the choice of law rules and it is potentially to be applied whenever a forum court is directed to consider the law of another state.The… …   Wikipedia

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  • Pain and suffering — is the legal term for the physical and emotional stress caused from an injury (see also pain and suffering). Some damages that might be under this category would be: aches, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, potential shortening of… …   Wikipedia

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