Dictionary Entry
litigate
litigate is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2intransitive verb
To carry on a suit by judicial process.
- 3verb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
"She actioned the company for discrimination"
- 4verb
engage in legal proceedings
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