Definitions for: Litigate


[v] institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
[v] engage in legal proceedings



Webster (1913) Definition: 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, to litigate a cause.


Lit"i*gate, v. i.
To carry on a suit by judicial process.

Synonyms: process, sue

See Also: challenge, expedite

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