threat of litigation

collocation in English

meaningsofthreatandlitigation

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threat
noun[C]
uk
/θret/us
/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
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litigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌlɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌlɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can ...
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(Definition ofthreatandlitigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthreat of litigation

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On the positive side, litigation (or rather thethreatoflitigation) can pose a deterrent to potential future offenders.
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I hope that in future it will be possible to discuss the appropriateness of a capping order without thethreatoflitigationpending.
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Thethreatoflitigationshould not be a factor at all.
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Is he under possiblethreatoflitigationfor the whole of that time?
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Unfortunately, over recent years volunteers have faced serious problems, particularly thethreatoflitigation.
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It is at least doubtful whether this is best achieved by making the adviser constantly worried about thethreatoflitigation.
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It is clearly right for any council to take careful advice on how to respond to thethreatoflitigation.
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Five consecutive surveys have shown that the blame culture and thethreatoflitigationare the primary barrier to volunteering in sport and adventure training.
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It must be sufficiently broad to enable the regulatory body to carry out its functions effectively without being inhibited by thethreatoflitigation.
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Thethreatoflitigationhas profound effects on staff morale and the culture of clinical institutions.
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Thethreatoflitigationcould put them off.
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We have received more than 120 replies to our call for ideas on how to reduce thethreatoflitigationin the national health service.
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We have given many examples to show that there is an actual threat from a series of unsatisfactory judgments, rather than merely a perceivedthreatoflitigation.
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We have a common purpose—namely, to reduce the likelihood of litigation and reduce thethreatoflitigationin support of claims for increases in aliment or the like.
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An expressthreatoflitigationis not needed, nor is it a guarantee that jurisdiction will be granted.
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Frightened by thethreatoflitigation, the record label directed their interest elsewhere.
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Instead, underthreatoflitigation, the petitioner corrected the problem a year later, and sought to deduct the cost as an ordinary and necessary business expense, or a loss.
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Following threats of litigation, the municipal council withdrew the proposed curfew.
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The novel was pulled from publication after threats of litigation by an individual upon whom one of the characters was based.
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Protests and threats of litigation soon followed.
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