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litigate — lit‧i‧gate [ˈlɪtgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to take a claim or complaint against a person or organization to a court of law: • He spent several weeks looking for the right lawyers to litigate the case. litigate against • She now… … Financial and business terms
litigate — lit·i·gate / li tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing [Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit , lis lawsuit + agere to drive] vi: to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process chose to litigate rather than settle vt: to make the … Law dictionary
litigate — Synonyms and related words: bring action against, bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial, drag into court, go into litigation, go to law, implead, law, prosecute, prosecute at law, put in suit, put on trial, seek in law,… … Moby Thesaurus
litigate — lit|i|gate [ˈlıtıgeıt] v [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of litigare, from lis law case + agere to drive ] law to take a claim or complaint against someone to a court of law … Dictionary of contemporary English
litigate — verb (I, T) law to take a claim or complaint against someone to a court of law … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
litigate — v 1. contest at law, dispute in court; contend; charge, accuse, claim, maintain, hold. 2. carry on a lawsuit, go to court, file or bring suit, institute legal proceedings, bring legal action against, press charges, sue, prosecute … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bring action against — index litigate, prosecute (charge) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
litigation — litigate lit‧i‧gate [ˈlɪtgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to take a claim or complaint against a person or organization to a court of law: • He spent several weeks looking for the right lawyers to litigate the case … Financial and business terms
sue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prosecute, bring suit, petition; beg, solicit, request; court, woo. See lawsuit, endearment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To institute legal proceedings] Syn. prosecute, litigate, claim, file suit, bring… … English dictionary for students
sue — vb sued, su·ing [Anglo French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow] vt: to bring an action against: seek justice from by legal process vi: to bring an action in court Merriam… … Law dictionary
