Definition of litigate
litigated
;litigating
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Examples of litigate in a Sentence
They agree to litigate all disputes in this court.
The company's unwillingness to make a deal increased her desire to litigate.
Recent Examples of litigate from the Web
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In this Court's view, a plaintiff that genuinely seeks to invoke its protection rights under the Patent Act would eagerly litigate the validity issue, at least once, so a decision on the merits would emerge.
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The team is a business and sporting institution that, through decades of legal battles over the use of their name and logos, has claimed and litigated for the freedom to continue using that racially disparaging term.
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When litigating immigration didn’t do it for him anymore, Kobach turned to legislating against it, albeit behind the scenes.
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The rules, which are known as the borrow-defense regulations, make students eligible for forgiveness from their student loans if a state attorney general successfully litigates against the school.
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Webb’s accusations remain contentious; there isn’t nearly enough in the show to be able to re-litigate them.
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The Microsoft case is the only one to have been litigated far enough to have reached the Supreme Court.
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Gilway said that 50 percent of the water claims in South Florida are litigated, which can make a case five times more expensive to settle.
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But to Republicans, re-litigating the tobacco tax decreases comes too late.
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Origin and Etymology of litigate
Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive — more at agent
LITIGATE Defined for English Language Learners
litigate
playDefinition of litigate for English Language Learners
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law : to make (something) the subject of a lawsuit : to cause (a case, an issue, etc.) to be decided and settled in a court of law
Law Dictionary
litigate
playLegal Definition of litigate
litigated
litigating
intransitive verb
transitive verb
litigational
\-shə-nəl\ adjectivelitigatory
\ˈli-tə-gə-ˌtōr-ē\ adjectiveOrigin and Etymology of litigate
Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive
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