litigate

verb

lit·i·gate ˈli-tə-ˌgāt How to pronounce litigate (audio)

litigated; litigating

intransitive verb

: to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process

only states can litigate before this court

R. H. Heindel

transitive verb

: to decide and settle in a court of law

litigate a claim

archaic : dispute

litigable

ˈli-ti-gə-bəl How to pronounce litigate (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

They agree to litigate all disputes in this court. The company's unwillingness to make a deal increased her desire to litigate.

Recent Examples on the Web And affordable housing regulations have little impact, if a town is willing to endlessly litigate, or to incur whatever penalties or fines might come their way.

Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 All three contests have featured intraparty debates over whether the 2020 election was stolen from Mr. Trump and whether the GOP should continue to litigate those results.

John Mccormick, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Nugent set a hearing for Aug. 12 to litigate the issue, ordering Mosby to appear in court to try to persuade the judge not to hold her in contempt of court.

Alex Mann, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 The concerned will band together, citizens will vote, rural communities and welfare groups will litigate, and states will choose their own way.

Matthew Scully, National Review, 11 July 2022 Best-selling books, documentaries, and podcasts have been produced, many of which continue to litigate whether DeSalvo, called America’s Jack the Ripper, really did strangle some or all of the 11 women killed in 1962 and 1963.

BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 DePerno's running on a platform that heavily features his Antrim County lawsuit, broadly vowing to continue to litigate the legitimacy of the 2020 election.

Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2022 Those who are still holding the debts are either distressed debt investors or those willing to wait to litigate it out over the next few years.

Ken Sweet And Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022 The email exchanges are part of a massive cache of internal documents the Biden administration turned over to lawyers for migrants this year after settlement talks broke down in December, forcing both sides to litigate in open court.

Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 See More

单词	litigate
释义	litigate verb lit·i·gate ˈli-tə-ˌgāt litigated; litigating intransitive verb : to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process only states can litigate before this court R. H. Heindel transitive verb 1 : to decide and settle in a court of law litigate a claim 2 archaic : dispute litigable ˈli-ti-gə-bəl adjective Example Sentences They agree to litigate all disputes in this court. The company's unwillingness to make a deal increased her desire to litigate. Recent Examples on the Web And affordable housing regulations have little impact, if a town is willing to endlessly litigate, or to incur whatever penalties or fines might come their way. Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 All three contests have featured intraparty debates over whether the 2020 election was stolen from Mr. Trump and whether the GOP should continue to litigate those results. John Mccormick, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Nugent set a hearing for Aug. 12 to litigate the issue, ordering Mosby to appear in court to try to persuade the judge not to hold her in contempt of court. Alex Mann, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 The concerned will band together, citizens will vote, rural communities and welfare groups will litigate, and states will choose their own way. Matthew Scully, National Review, 11 July 2022 Best-selling books, documentaries, and podcasts have been produced, many of which continue to litigate whether DeSalvo, called America’s Jack the Ripper, really did strangle some or all of the 11 women killed in 1962 and 1963. BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 DePerno's running on a platform that heavily features his Antrim County lawsuit, broadly vowing to continue to litigate the legitimacy of the 2020 election. Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2022 Those who are still holding the debts are either distressed debt investors or those willing to wait to litigate it out over the next few years. Ken Sweet And Fatima Hussein, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022 The email exchanges are part of a massive cache of internal documents the Biden administration turned over to lawyers for migrants this year after settlement talks broke down in December, forcing both sides to litigate in open court. Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive — more at agent First Known Use 1615, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Legal Definition litigate verb lit·i·gate ˈli-tə-ˌgāt litigated; litigating intransitive verb : to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process chose to litigate rather than settle transitive verb : to make the subject of a suit litigate a claim broadly : to contest or resolve in court litigate an insanity defense History and Etymology for litigate Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive
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litigate

verb

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verb