litigate

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lit·i·gate

(lĭt′ĭ-gāt′)

v. lit·i·gat·ed, lit·i·gat·ing, lit·i·gates

v.tr.

To prosecute or defend (a lawsuit or legal action); pursue (a legal case).

v.intr.

To bring a lawsuit or defend against a lawsuit in court.

[Latin lītigāre, lītigāt- : līs, līt-, lawsuit + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

lit′i·ga·ble (-gə-bəl) adj.

lit′i·ga′tion n.

lit′i·ga′tor n.

litigate

(ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt)

1. (Law) to bring or contest (a claim, action, etc) in a lawsuit

2. (Law) (intr) to engage in legal proceedings

[C17: from Latin lītigāre, from līt-, stem of līs lawsuit + agere to carry on]

ˈlitiˌgator n

lit•i•gate

(ˈlɪt ɪˌgeɪt)

v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing. v.t.

1. to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.

v.i.

2. to carry on a lawsuit.

[1605–15; < Latin lītigātus, past participle of lītigāre to go to law =līt-, s. of līs a lawsuit + -igāre (compare fumigate)]

lit′i•ga`tive, adj.

litigate

Past participle: litigated
Gerund: litigating

Imperative
litigate
litigate

Present
I litigate
you litigate
he/she/it litigates
we litigate
you litigate
they litigate

Preterite
I litigated
you litigated
he/she/it litigated
we litigated
you litigated
they litigated

Present Continuous
I am litigating
you are litigating
he/she/it is litigating
we are litigating
you are litigating
they are litigating

Present Perfect
I have litigated
you have litigated
he/she/it has litigated
we have litigated
you have litigated
they have litigated

Past Continuous
I was litigating
you were litigating
he/she/it was litigating
we were litigating
you were litigating
they were litigating

Past Perfect
I had litigated
you had litigated
he/she/it had litigated
we had litigated
you had litigated
they had litigated

Future
I will litigate
you will litigate
he/she/it will litigate
we will litigate
you will litigate
they will litigate

Future Perfect
I will have litigated
you will have litigated
he/she/it will have litigated
we will have litigated
you will have litigated
they will have litigated

Future Continuous
I will be litigating
you will be litigating
he/she/it will be litigating
we will be litigating
you will be litigating
they will be litigating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been litigating
you have been litigating
he/she/it has been litigating
we have been litigating
you have been litigating
they have been litigating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been litigating
you will have been litigating
he/she/it will have been litigating
we will have been litigating
you will have been litigating
they will have been litigating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been litigating
you had been litigating
he/she/it had been litigating
we had been litigating
you had been litigating
they had been litigating

Conditional
I would litigate
you would litigate
he/she/it would litigate
we would litigate
you would litigate
they would litigate

Past Conditional
I would have litigated
you would have litigated
he/she/it would have litigated
we would have litigated
you would have litigated
they would have litigated

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Verb	1.	litigate - engage in legal proceedings challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" action, sue, litigate, process - institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
	2.	litigate - institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" action, sue, process challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" expedite - process fast and efficiently; "I will try to expedite the matter" litigate - engage in legal proceedings

litigate

verb

To institute or subject to legal proceedings:

law, prosecute, sue.

Idiom: bring suit.

Translations

prozessieren

apertura di vertenza aprire una vertenza litigare litigioso parte in causa

litigate

[ˈlɪtɪgeɪt] VI → litigar, pleitear

litigate

[ˈlɪtɪgeɪt]

vt [+ claim] → mettre en litige

vi → plaider

litigate

vi → einen Prozess führen or anstrengen

litigate

[ˈlɪtɪˌgeɪt] vi → essere in causa

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