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litigate

Legal Definition of litigate

Verb

  1. To bring before a court of law for decision or settlement
  2. Contest at law

Related term

  1. litigation

Definition of litigate

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /litiɡeɪt/

Verb

litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)

  1. (intransitive, construed with on) To go to law.

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