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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Naturally, several aspects of this momentous executive order will be fiercely litigated.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
It will be litigated immediately and its prospects of surviving those court fights are slim, even before a Supreme Court stacked with conservative justices and Trump appointees.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
This is not going to be, in my view, from all accounts, a case that's going be litigated.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors had to spend months secretly litigating executive privilege claims by Trump and his aides — and the Supreme Court added to the delay by not ordering speedy argument in Trump's immunity case and waiting until last July to hand down its decision.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
It will be litigated immediately and its prospects of surviving those court fights are slim, even before a Supreme Court stacked with conservative justices and Trump appointees.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
This is not going to be, in my view, from all accounts, a case that's going be litigated.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors had to spend months secretly litigating executive privilege claims by Trump and his aides — and the Supreme Court added to the delay by not ordering speedy argument in Trump's immunity case and waiting until last July to hand down its decision.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Litigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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