Hypertext Webster Gateway: "litigate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Litigate \Lit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Litigate \Lit"i*gate\, v. i.
To carry on a suit by judicial process.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
litigate
v 1: engage in legal proceedings
2: institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
"He was warned that the district attorney would process
him" [syn: {sue}, {process}]
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