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                  litiscontestation

                  in Scots law, this is the stage in a legal action when both parties in a case have stated their respective pleas in a court. It is then understood that, by doing so, the parties have consented to abide by the decision of the judge in the case. Litiscontestation is a recognised process in other legal jurisdictions (various American jurisdictions, for example)