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 Definitions of litigate  [ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪt]  

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Definition of 'litigate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) litigate
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.

2. (v.i.) litigate
to carry on a lawsuit.

Etymology:  (1605–15; < L lītigātus, ptp. of lītigāre to go to law =līt-, s. of līs a lawsuit +-igāre (cf. fumigate ))

Definition of 'litigate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) litigate
engage in legal proceedings

2. (verb) action, sue, litigate, process
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"


Definition of 'litigate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) litigate
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. (verb) litigate
to carry on a suit by judicial process



'litigate' - Nearby Entries  

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