litigate
verb
lit·i·gate
ˈli-tə-ˌgāt 
litigated; litigating
: to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process
only states can litigate before this court—
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R. H. HeindelExamples 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.
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Media outlets petitioned for access to the closed-door trial, but were ultimately denied by a judge that argued that the matter should be litigated privately and that the high-profile nature of the trial presented security risks.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Do you guys have to litigate that and crack down on it?
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Biden's second effort at broad loan forgiveness, initiated after the Supreme Court scuttled his first, is now being litigated in court.
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But the impoundment matter was not litigated in the courts.
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Sara Fischer, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
Do you guys have to litigate that and crack down on it?
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Biden's second effort at broad loan forgiveness, initiated after the Supreme Court scuttled his first, is now being litigated in court.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
But the impoundment matter was not litigated in the courts.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for litigate
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“Litigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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litigate
verb
lit·i·gate
ˈli-tə-ˌgāt
litigated; litigating
: to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process
chose to litigate rather than settle
: to make the subject of a suit
litigate a claim
broadly
: to contest or resolve in court
litigate an insanity defense
litigational
adjective
-shə-nəl
litigatory
adjective
ˈli-tə-gə-ˌtōr-ē
Etymology
Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive
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