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—
R. H. Heindel
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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The agency may be reluctant to implement this law because the Amalgamated Transit Union has litigated to block federal grants on the grounds that PEPRA violates the 1964 Urban Mass Transportation Act.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Democrats and Republicans have filed dozens of suits across the country over voting rules and other election matters that could be litigated all the way up to the high court − especially if the presidential contest is close.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Rising competition both in China and globally makes firms more willing to litigate who owns what IP, Preston said.
—Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Lawyers including Seth Waxman of Wilmer Hale, Don Verrilli of Munger, Tolles & Olson, and John Devaney of Perkins Coie are litigating cases and working with local counsel in battleground states.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Litigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigate. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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