LITIGIOSITY
\lˌɪtɪd͡ʒɪˈɒsɪti], \lˌɪtɪdʒɪˈɒsɪti], \l_ˌɪ_t_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ__ˈɒ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of LITIGIOSITY
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In Scotch law. The pendency of a suit; it is a tacit legal prohibition of alienation, to the disappointment of an action, or of diligence, the direct object of which is to obtain possession, or to acquire the property of a particular subject. The effect of it is analogous to that of inhibition. Bell.
By Henry Campbell Black
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].