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31litigate — /litageyt/ To dispute or contend in form of law; to settle a dispute or seek relief in a court of law; to carry on a lawsuit. To bring into or engage in litigation; the act of carrying on a suit in a law court; a judicial contest; hence, any… …
32litigate — To go to law; to maintain or defend an action as a party thereto; to sue or to be sued …
33litigate — v. 1 intr. go to law; be a party to a lawsuit. 2 tr. contest (a point) in a lawsuit. Derivatives: litigable adj. litigation n. litigator n. Etymology: L litigare litigat f. lis litis lawsuit …
34cease to litigate — index rest (end a legal case) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
35failure to litigate within reasonable period — index laches Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
36litigation — litigate lit‧i‧gate [ˈlɪtgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to take a claim or complaint against a person or organization to a court of law: • He spent several weeks looking for the right lawyers to litigate the case …
37Litigated — Litigate Lit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.] 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… …
38Litigating — Litigate Lit i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.] 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… …
39litigation — litigate ► VERB 1) go to law; be a party to a lawsuit. 2) take (a dispute) to a law court. DERIVATIVES litigation noun litigator noun. ORIGIN Latin litigare, from lis lawsuit …
40litigator — litigate ► VERB 1) go to law; be a party to a lawsuit. 2) take (a dispute) to a law court. DERIVATIVES litigation noun litigator noun. ORIGIN Latin litigare, from lis lawsuit …
