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litigate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'litigate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Litigate [ v. i.]
- To carry on a suit by judicial process.
2 . Litigate [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'litigate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . litigate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Example in sentence:
  • He was warned that the district attorney would process him;
  • She actioned the company for discrimination