Definitions for litigate
ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪtlit·i·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. litigateverb

   To go to law.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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, -ātum—lis, litis, a strife, agĕre, to do.]

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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. Gaston Kroub:

   I don't know how you can make a demand of $1 billion and not be prepared for the answer to be no, at least at first, and for the need to litigate.

2. 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.

3. Federal Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow:

   There's no way to have 100 % security, people don't litigate over small things that don't matter to them. They litigate over things that matter a lot to them. If they lose, they can be enraged.

4. Maria Earley:

   You may want to litigate to run out the clock, but you’re going to have six, seven, eight states who will start looking into you.

5. Marcelo Ebrard:

   We are going to litigate it with all seriousness, and we are going to win the trial, and we're going to drastically reduce the illicit arms trade to Mexico, which can not remain unpunished to those who produce, promote and encourage this traffic from the United States.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=litigate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Litigate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=litigate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=litigate