litigate
litigate
Definition
liti·gate (-gāt′)
transitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing
to contest in a lawsuit
Etymology: < L litigatus, pp. of litigare, to dispute, carry on a suit < lis (gen. litis), dispute + agere, to do: see act
intransitive verb
to carry on a lawsuit
lit′i·ga′·tor noun
litigate
Synonyms
litigate
Usage Examples
Object
- dispute: The summary is in these terms: " 1. The parties litigated a boundary dispute.
- claim: We also established an office in Johannesburg in order to litigate the claims through the South African court system.
- case: There is a marked general decline in numbers of litigated cases.
- matter: A party to a litigated matter would be well advised to consider such matters at the outset.
- action: The parties hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
- issue: The recording industry should not be able to force Sharman to litigate the same issues on two fronts.
Infinitive complement
- survive: Many of these lawsuits are filed by lawyers who must litigate just to survive.
- protect: He noted that there existed no general right, in Community law, to litigate to protect the environment.
Modifying Another Word
- not: But if he did not do so we should of course not litigate further.
- just: Many of these lawsuits are filed by lawyers who must litigate just to survive.
- much: The question of who is an employe has proved to be a difficult and much litigated one.
- n't: For example, you ca n't litigate in court and concurrently arbitrate.
- frequently: Claims By far most frequently litigated incident of the duty of the utmost good faith in relation to matters after the contract is concluded.
- successfully: It has successfully litigated in a number of group action cases as well as achieving substantial awards for individuals.
Preposition: in
- court: He said such issues had been litigated in other courts " with mixed results.
- country: Within the EC European Law determines jurisdiction where it is an option for parties to litigate in two different European countries.
- number: Depending on your personal circumstances you may be able to litigate in a number of jurisdictions.
- jurisdiction: It is often necessary to litigate in the jurisdiction where the accident actually occurred.
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