What's the difference between liquidate and litigation?

Liquidate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.
  • (v. t.) In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness).
  • (v. t.) To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.
  • (v. t.) To make clear and intelligible.
  • (v. t.) To make liquid.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) All of the strains examined were motile and hemolytic and produced lipase and liquid gelatin.
  • (2) Previous attempts to purify this enzyme from the liquid endosperm of kernels of Zea mays (sweet corn) were not entirely successful owing to the lability of partially purified preparations during column chromatography.
  • (3) We have investigated a physiological role of endogenous insulin on exocrine pancreatic secretion stimulated by a liquid meal as well as exogenous secretin and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) in conscious rats.
  • (4) Glycosyl ceramide concentration was determined by gas-liquid chromatography of the trimethylsilyl ethers of the methyl glycosides.
  • (5) A sensitive, selective and easy to use high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of cicletanide, a new diuretic, in plasma, red blood cells, urine and saliva is described.
  • (6) A conventional liquid chromatograph with a low capacity column and a conductimetric detector is used to analyze aerosols of Cl-, Br-, NO-3 and SO=4 with good results.
  • (7) To further characterize the molecular forms of GnRH in each species, the extracts were injected into a high pressure liquid chromatograph (HPLC).
  • (8) Proliferation of quiescent hematopoietic stem cells, purified by cell sorting and evaluated by spleen colony assay (CFU-S), was investigated by measuring the total cell number and CFU-S content and the DNA histogram at 20 and 48 hours of liquid culture.
  • (9) High pressure liquid chromatography combined with radioimmunoassay showed marked heterogeneity of SPLI and SLI.
  • (10) After precipitation of plasma proteins by addition of methanol the samples are injected directly into the liquid chromatographic system.
  • (11) (2) The treated animals ingested less liquid and solid food than controls.
  • (12) A rapid method is described for the purification and analysis of synthetic oligonucleotides, based on reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
  • (13) Suspensions of isolated insect flight muscle thick filaments were embedded in layers of vitreous ice and visualized in the electron microscope under liquid nitrogen conditions.
  • (14) These analyses were carried out on unfractionated culture fluids and on fractions obtained by fast protein liquid chromatography separation using Superose 6 gels.
  • (15) The penetration coefficient, determined by the surface tension, contact angle and viscosity, is a measure of the ability of a liquid to penetrate into a capillary space, such as interproximal regions, gingival pockets and pores.
  • (16) Between-lot variation exceeded that of within-lot variation in 10 of the 14 liquid antacids for which this variation could be tested.
  • (17) The principle of the liquid and solid two-phase radioimmunoassay and its application to measuring the concentrations of triiodothyronine and thyroxine of human serum in a single sample at the same time are described in this paper.
  • (18) The rats were then sacrificed at either one or four hours after the injections and their brains analyzed for monoamine and metabolite content using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection.
  • (19) It was like watching somebody pouring a blue liquid into a glass, it just began filling up.
  • (20) [8(-14)C]Inosine monophosphate formed was separated by high-voltage electrophoresis and radioactivity was measured by liquid-scintillation counting.

Litigation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial contest.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A preliminary "profile" of the patient with low back pain who would likely benefit from manual therapy included acute symptom onset with less than a 1-month duration of symptoms, central or paravertebral pain distribution, no previous exposure to spinal manipulation, and no pending litigation or workers' compensation.
  • (2) The clinical evaluation requires knowledge of the characteristics of physician substance abuse, of emotional disturbances including suicidality, of the emotional impact of litigation, and of the underlying causes of such unethical conduct as inappropriate prescribing of controlled substances and sexual contact with patients.
  • (3) RBS says Green & Co is the "practising name of solicitors employed by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group", while Lloyds says SCM is "part of the in-house litigation department of Lloyds Banking Group ".
  • (4) Its response was an “engagement and litigation strategy coordinated and aligned across the Group”.
  • (5) The litigation revealed that Mr Mercer, who had a history of infiltrating peace groups such as CND, had disguised his dealings with BAE from his home in Loughborough.
  • (6) "While it is true that legal aid is higher per capita in the UK than in almost all other countries in Europe, our judicial and court costs are much lower per capita," he told the Harbour Litigation Funding lecture.
  • (7) Such a complication tends to be the subject of litigation and medicolegal assessment.
  • (8) Some psychiatrists misuse theoretical concepts beyond their generally accepted dimensions in an attempt to support a conclusion favorable to a litigant or defendant.
  • (9) A specialist in commercial litigation,Vos, 56 next week, also took a strong interest in widening access to the legal profession, chairing the Social Mobility Foundation and advising the last Labour government.
  • (10) We regret this situation has resulted in litigation, however it is our sincere hope that the matter can be resolved amicably.
  • (11) That lesson also is for Labor when it comes to climate: we have got to re-litigate the case and I don’t think Labor was expecting that we’d have to go back to first principles,” Shorten said.
  • (12) Jeff Zent, a spokesman for Dalrymple, said it's the governor's "standing policy not to comment on litigation".
  • (13) Consequently, dentists may find it helpful to be aware of the somewhat unique nature of litigation arising out of professional services provided with respect to periodontal disease.
  • (14) The Yankees president, Randy Levine, and Cashman had a conference call with Tim Lentych, the head athletic trainer at the player development complex in Tampa; Rodriguez; and Jordan Siev, co-head of the US commercial litigation group at Reed Smith.
  • (15) The basis of workers' compensation legislation involves workers giving up their common-law right to litigate for losses owing to occupational injuries (including pain and suffering) in exchange for guaranteed protection against income losses.
  • (16) In 90% of patients, litigation was in process or under consideration.
  • (17) He concludes that a sensitive and effective relationship between treaters and patients remains the best safeguard against malpractice litigation.
  • (18) The only reason they are offering to apologise now is because 14 civil litigant cases are currently going though the courts."
  • (19) To those physicians who have eliminated obstetrics from their practice in the past five years, fear of litigation and increasing malpractice insurance costs were significantly more important issues than to their colleagues who had stopped doing obstetrics prior to 1976.
  • (20) This agreement, if approved, avoids the time and cost of litigation and allows the city to continue its focus to ensure constitutional policing and court practices, and thus provides these benefits to the citizens of Ferguson,” the statement said.