Synonyms of the word

litigious

• adj. Of or relating to litigation.
• adj. Inclined to engage in lawsuits.
• adj. Argumentative or combative.

argumentative

• adj. Prone to argue or dispute.

combative

• adj. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

contentious

• adj. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
• adj. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

disputatious

• adj. Of or relating to something that is in question as to its value or intent.
• adj. Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.

disputative

• adj. Tending to dispute.

proceeding

• v. present participle of proceed.
• n. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
• n. (especially in plural) An event or happening; something that happens.
• n. The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference.
• n. Progress or movement from one thing to another.
• n. A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
• n. (law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.

proceedings

• n. plural of proceeding.
• n. (law, plural only) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (Can we date this quote…
• n. The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.