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li·tis·con·tes·ta·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ noun Etymology: Middle English litiscontestacioun, from Middle French litiscontestation, from Medieval Latin litis contestation-, litis contestatio, literally, attestation of a lawsuit 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 • li·tis·con·tes·ta·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|tāshənəl, -shnəl\ adjective |