Litigable
/ˈlɪt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/noun
Capable of being litigated or taken to court.
Did you know?Its core comes from Latin *lītigāre*, “to carry on a lawsuit,” built from *lītis* (“lawsuit, dispute”), a word that once sounded less like paperwork and more like battle.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
lītis
“a lawsuit, dispute, or quarrel”
Latin
Latin
lītigāre
“to carry on a lawsuit; to dispute legally”
Late Latin
Latin
lītigābilis
“capable of being disputed in court”
Middle English / Early Modern English
English
litigable
“capable of being litigated”
Modern English
English
litigable
“capable of being taken to court or argued in law”
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