lītĭgĭum

I. a dispute, quarrel, strife (ante-class.): nam ego aliquid contrahere cupio litigii inter eos duos, Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 31: cum viro litigium natum, id. Men. 5, 2, 15: litigium tibist cum uxore, id. ib. 1, 2, 42.—

II. Esp., litigation: litigii seminarium propagare, Vet. Jurec. Consult. 7, 1 Huschke.