litigate

ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪt

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of litigate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

legal

intr.

engage in legal proceedings or lawsuits

intr.

The company decided to litigate against the new regulations.

contest

prosecute

sue

law

tr.

contest a matter in court

tr.

They chose to litigate the property dispute.

prosecute

sue

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Origin of litigate

Latin, litigare (to dispute)

Examples of litigate in a sentence

The parties agreed to litigate rather than settle.
The company plans to litigate the contract claim.
They litigated the case instead of settling.

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French:plaider, porter une affaire devant les tribunaux, ...
German:klagen, gerichtlich ausfechten, ...
Italian:fare causa, intentare una causa, ...
Spanish:litigar, pleitear, ...
Portuguese:litigar, contestar judicialmente, ...
Chinese:打官司, 诉讼, ...
Japanese:訴訟を起こす, ...
Arabic:تقاضى, تَقاضَى, ...
Hebrew:לִתְבּוֹעַ, לְהִתְדַּיֵּן, ...
Russian:судиться, оспаривать, ...
Ukrainian:судитися, відсудитися, ...
Hindi:मुकदमा करना, मुकदमा लड़ना, ...
Bengali:মোকদ্দমা করা, মামলা লড়া, ...
Catalan:litigar, pledejar, ...
Czech:vést soudní spor, soudně řešit, ...
Danish:føre retssag, føre retssag om, ...
Dutch:procederen, uitvechten, ...
Greek:προσφεύγω στη δικαιοσύνη, διεκδικώ δικαστικά, ...
Hungarian:pereskedni, bíróság előtt vitatni, ...
Khmer:ដោះស្រាយវិវាទតាមផ្លូវតុលាការ, តតាំងក្តី, ...
Korean:소송하다, 법정에서 다투다, ...
Persian:دعوی کرد, اقامه دعوا کردن, ...
Polish:procesować się, dochodzić swoich praw w sądzie, ...
Portuguese (BR):litigar, disputar judicialmente, ...
Romanian:a intenta proces, a se judeca în instanță, ...
Swedish:processa, driva en rättsprocess, ...
Thai:ฟ้องร้อง, ต่อสู้คดี, ...
Turkish:dava açmak, mahkemede dava etmek, ...
Vietnamese:kiện tụng, tranh tụng, ...

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