litigate

(lĭt'ĭ-gāt')

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -gates.

v.tr.
To contest in legal proceedings.

v.intr.
To engage in legal proceedings.

[Latin lītigāre, lītigāt- : līs, līt-, lawsuit + agere, to drive.]

litigable lit'i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.
litigation lit'i·ga'tion n.
litigator lit'i·ga'tor n.

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Process of filing a lawsuit in the appropriate jurisdiction to settle a legal dispute or controversy. By filing a suit, one litigates the contested matters. Contrast with Arbitration.

The act of carrying on a lawsuit.


Example: Litigation is a contest in court to enforce a right.

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verb

To institute or subject to legal proceedings: law, prosecute, sue. Idioms: bring suit. See law.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

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n

The act or process of engaging in a lawsuit.

For a list of words related to litigator, see:

• Judges, Lawyers, and Others in the Court System - litigator: lawyer who participates in court trials; trial lawyer

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See words rhyming with "litigate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - føre proces om
v. intr. - føre proces, gå rettens vej

Nederlands (Dutch)
procederen, rechtszaak voeren, betwisten

Français (French)
v. tr. - mettre en litige
v. intr. - plaider

Deutsch (German)
v. - prozessieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιδικώ, δικομαχώ, προσφεύγω στη δικαιοσύνη, αμφισβητώ δικαστικώς

Italiano (Italian)
contestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - litigar, questionar em juízo

Русский (Russian)
судиться с кем-л., оспаривать в суде

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - litigar, pleitear
v. intr. - litigar, pleitear

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - processa, processa om, tvista om

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
在法庭相争, 诉讼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 在法庭相爭, 訴訟
v. intr. - 訴訟

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 소송하다, 법정에서 다투다
v. intr. - 소송하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 訴訟を起こす, 法廷で争う, 訴訟する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرفع دعوى أمام القضاء, يقاضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הידיין על נקודה משפטית‬
v. intr. - ‮היה צד במשפט‬

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