litigate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.

   Usage

   • Intransitive
   • construed with on

   Examples

   Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate

2. To contest in law.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To dispute; to fight over.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   You can't keep litigating this same point!

Verb

1. engage in legal proceedings

   Broader terms

   challenge

2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

   Synonyms

   actionsueprocess

   Broader terms

   challenge

   Examples

   He was warned that the district attorney would process him

   She actioned the company for discrimination