litiscontestation
noun
li·tis·con·tes·ta·tion
1
: a legal process by which controverted issues are established and a joinder of issues arrived at
2
: the issues involved in a law case
3
: the statement or pleading by which a party contests a suit
litiscontestational adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗ˌ⸗¦tāshənᵊl
-shnəl
Word History
Etymology
Middle English litiscontestacioun, from Middle French litiscontestation, from Medieval Latin litis contestation-, litis contestatio, literally, attestation of a lawsuit