extensive litigation

collocation in English

meaningsofextensiveandlitigation

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extensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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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 ofextensiveandlitigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Legislation like the workmen's compensation act that had to apply legal definitions to an almost unlimited number of factual situations was bound to lead toextensivelitigation.
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However, legal aid has already supportedextensivelitigationin relation to the pertussis vaccine, which was unsuccessful.
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We also fear that the application of this categorisation will give rise toextensivelitigation.
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The experience of those countries shows that it does not lead toextensivelitigationand that it does not produce widespread ill feeling.
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We are being asked to judge whether the code will promptextensivelitigationbefore it has even been written, which is nonsense.
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That was evidenced by many planning appeals andextensivelitigation.
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Difficult legal questions as to the meaning of such an imprecise expression as "bona fidepublic auction" might well arise, and lead to complicated andextensivelitigation.
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However, it does not seem to me that the situation will be improved by putting in a number of opportunities for complaint which could lead toextensivelitigation.
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However, it appeared to me to be an attack, or an endeavour to render local authorities liable toextensivelitigationto which they have not hitherto been subjected.
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There has beenextensivelitigationas to what constitutes direct vs indirect taxation, as well as to what is a tax.
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He is a nationally recognized attorney withextensivelitigationexperience in federal courts throughout the country.
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The inquiry was characterized byextensivelitigation, both during and afterwards and by an extremely high level of public interest.
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Both men maintained their innocence throughout many years ofextensivelitigation.
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As a result of the long andextensivelitigationprocess, squatters settled onto parts of the ranch.
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In 1898, afterextensivelitigation, administration of the companys assets passed to a receiver representing the bondholders.
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Afterextensivelitigation, she returned to merchant service.
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When they deemed the negative worthless, there wasextensivelitigationas to the ownership of the film.
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