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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Immigration and law experts who’ve studied birthright citizenship also confirmed that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship protections have been litigated before the Supreme Court.
—Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
Winton said on Wednesday that Glover's contracts are being litigated.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
The court also refused to immediately force the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to change its race-conscious admissions policies in a case being litigated in the lower courts.
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The Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud that ensued has been litigated endlessly, to the point where there isn’t much else interesting to say about its song-by-song minutiae or its beat-by-beat time line.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Madison Czopek, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Dec. 2024
Winton said on Wednesday that Glover's contracts are being litigated.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
The court also refused to immediately force the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to change its race-conscious admissions policies in a case being litigated in the lower courts.
—Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud that ensued has been litigated endlessly, to the point where there isn’t much else interesting to say about its song-by-song minutiae or its beat-by-beat time line.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Litigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigate. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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