litigate

litigate
Synonyms and related words:
bring action against, bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial, drag into court, go into litigation, go to law, implead, law, prosecute, prosecute at law, put in suit, put on trial, seek in law, seek justice, sue, take to court

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  • litigate — lit·i·gate / li tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing [Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit , lis lawsuit + agere to drive] vi: to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process chose to litigate rather than settle vt: to make the …   Law dictionary

  • litigate — lit‧i‧gate [ˈlɪtgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to take a claim or complaint against a person or organization to a court of law: • He spent several weeks looking for the right lawyers to litigate the case. litigate against • She now… …   Financial and business terms

  • Litigate — Lit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.] 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Litigate — Lit i*gate, v. i. To carry on a suit by judicial process. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • litigate — (v.) 1610s, from M.Fr. litigier and directly from L. litigatus, pp. of litigare to dispute, carry on a suit (see LITIGATION (Cf. litigation)). Related: Litigated; litigating …   Etymology dictionary

  • litigate — [v] bring matter before court of law appeal, contest, dispute, drag into court*, file suit, go to court, go to law, institute legal proceedings, press charges, prosecute, see one in court*, sue, take the law on*; concept 317 …   New thesaurus

  • litigate — ► VERB 1) go to law; be a party to a lawsuit. 2) take (a dispute) to a law court. DERIVATIVES litigation noun litigator noun. ORIGIN Latin litigare, from lis lawsuit …   English terms dictionary

  • litigate — [lit′igāt΄] vt. litigated, litigating [< L litigatus, pp. of litigare, to dispute, carry on a suit < lis (gen. litis), dispute + agere, to do: see ACT1] to contest in a lawsuit vi. to carry on a lawsuit litigator n …   English World dictionary

  • litigate — [[t]lɪ̱tɪgeɪt[/t]] litigates, litigating, litigated VERB To litigate means to take legal action. [LEGAL] [V n] ...the cost of litigating personal injury claims in the county court... If we have to litigate, we will …   English dictionary

  • litigate — UK [ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt] / US [ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms litigate : present tense I/you/we/they litigate he/she/it litigates present participle litigating past tense litigated past participle litigated legal to ask a court of law to make a …   English dictionary

  • litigate — verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit , lis lawsuit + agere to drive more at agent Date: 1615 intransitive verb to carry on a legal contest by judicial process transitive verb 1. archaic dis …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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