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nounPlural lisses lɪs Law A lawsuit. See also lis pendens Example sentencesExamples - If the justices appear in the Divisional Court they make themselves parties to the lis.
- Well, it is a question whether you have a lis with them at all.
- The point which emerges from this debate is that what is occurring is something that is, at least for some purposes, perhaps for all, a process that is outside a lis.
- It is most likely, therefore, that they would challenge Ontario's jurisdiction over the same lis.
- Costs are not part of the lis between litigants.
Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin lis 'dispute'. |