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Litigate

//ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt// verb

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

    "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. 2
    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against wordnet
  3. 3
    To contest in law. transitive
  4. 4
    engage in legal proceedings wordnet
  5. 5
    To dispute; to fight over. transitive

    "you can't keep litigating this same point!"

Etymology

First attested in 1606; borrowed from Latin lītigātus, perfect passive participle of lītigō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from līs (“a lawsuit”, oblique stem in līt-) + -igō (denominative verb-forming suffix).

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