verb (used without object), litigated, litigating.
3.
to carry on a lawsuit.
Origin
1605-15; < Latinlītigātus (past participle of lītigāre to go to law). See litigant, -ate1
Related forms
litigative, adjective
relitigate, verb (used with object), relitigated, relitigating.
unlitigated, adjective
unlitigating, adjective
Examples from the web for litigate
Actions brought in those courts can take many months and thousands of dollars to litigate.
He knew that he could litigate with a view to winning or try to settle.
Although there are no appeals to the decision of an arbitrator, in some cases, an employee may later litigate the same claim.
It would cost you more to litigate so you pay a marginal amount get on with business.
It's outrageous that he's trying to litigate in secret.
Now, he said, it is up to whoever can produce the underlying note to litigate the case.
Our only recourse as the main leaseholder on the property has been to litigate.
And if they choose to litigate the stack of contested ballots, the election result will remain undetermined even longer.
He said that he believed enough of the case was left to litigate before the jury, if the defendants so desired.
The owners could oppose that, preferring to litigate each and every case brought by the tenants.
British Dictionary definitions for litigate
litigate
/ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt/
verb
1.
to bring or contest (a claim, action, etc) in a lawsuit
2.
(intransitive) to engage in legal proceedings
Derived Forms
litigator, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin lītigāre, from līt-, stem of līs lawsuit + agere to carry on
Word Origin and History for litigate
v.
1610s, from Middle French litigier and directly from Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare "to dispute, carry on a suit" (see litigation). Related: Litigated; litigating.