What does litigate mean?

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ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪtlit·i·gate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. litigateverb

    engage in legal proceedings

  2. action, sue, litigate, processverb

    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

    "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

Wiktionary

  1. litigateverb

    To go to law.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Litigateverb

    To contest in law; to debate by judicial process.

    Etymology: litigo, Latin.

  2. To Litigateverb

    To manage a suit; to carry on a cause.

    The appellant, after the interposition of an appeal, still litigates in the same cause. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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  1. litigate

    To litigate is to engage in a legal proceeding or lawsuit in a court of law to determine and enforce legal rights. It involves taking legal action, arguing or disputing a case, usually involving attorneys who present their client's case before a judge or a jury. Litigation can occur between individuals, businesses, or non-profit organizations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Litigateverb

    to make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause

  2. Litigateverb

    to carry on a suit by judicial process

  3. Etymology: [See Litigation.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Litigate

    lit′i-gāt, v.t. to contest in law.—v.i. to carry on a lawsuit.—adjs. Lit′igable, that may be contested in law; Lit′igant, contending at law: engaged in a lawsuit.—n. a person engaged in a lawsuit.—ns. Litigā′tion; Lit′igātor, one who litigates; Litigios′ity, Litig′iousness.—adj. Litig′ious, inclined to engage in lawsuits: subject to contention.—adv. Litig′iously. [L. litigāre, -ātumlis, litis, a strife, agĕre, to do.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of litigate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of litigate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of litigate in a Sentence

  1. The SPCF:

    The foundation provides a vehicle to litigate on behalf of Petrobras investors and/or to establish a binding settlement that, together with the U.S. class action provides for a truly global settlement.

  2. Kirk Stark:

    Keep in mind that if the IRS wanted to litigate this issue, it could do so with existing programs - it wouldn’t have to wait until some new program is enacted in New York, New Jersey, California, etc..

  3. Ken Martin:

    The 2016 election was a very difficult election, not just the outcome which still stings but really the whole nominating process and division that it created, i think there's many people like Ken Martin who hope that [ this weekend ] can heal those wounds... and finally the Democratic Party can start moving forward and not continuing to litigate these fights from 2016.

  4. Joe Biden:

    I am a gaffe machine, but my God what a wonderful thing compared to a guy who can't tell the truth, i'm ready to litigate all those things. The question is what kind of nation are we becoming ? What are we going to do ? Who are we ?

  5. Susan Hennessey:

    If he tries to withhold even one word of the Mueller report from Congress, they are going to litigate this question to the absolute end of the earth.

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