Latin meaning To litigate; to carry on a suit either as plaintiff or defendant; to claim or dispute by action; to test or try the validity of a claim by action. … [Read more...]

Lat. In the civil law. An obliteration or blot in a will or other instrument. Dig. 28, 4, 1, 1. … [Read more...]

To dispute in a court of law. The act of engaging in litigation, in engaging in adversarial proceedings. … [Read more...]

In old European law. A kind of servant; one who surrendered himself into another's power. Spelman. In the civil law. The bank of a stream or shore of the sea; the coast. Litns maris. The sea shore. "It is certain that that which the sea overflows, either at high spring tides or at extraordinary tides, comes not, as to this purpose, under the denomination of 'Utus maris,' and … [Read more...]

A person appointed to carry out the winding up of a company. Official liquidator. In English law. A person appointed by the judge in chancery, in whose court a joint stock company is being wound up, to bring and defend suits and actions in the name of the company, and generally to do all things necessary for winding up the affairs of the company, and distributing its assets. 3 … [Read more...]