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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1612
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Litigatioun, Littigeatioun, n. [Late L. lītigātio a dispute, quarrel: also late e.m.E. litigation (1647) legal disputation, legal proceedings.] Protestation, disputation. —1567 Satirical Poems iii. 149.
Quha dow abstene fra litigatioun, Or from his paper hald aback the pen, Except he … tratouris deidis commend? 1612 Bk. Islay 150.
His declaration … to purge himself and to blame your M[ajestie] for which many great littigeatiouns
