verbtechnicalless common
To ask a court to decide a legal disagreement.
The company decided to litigate the dispute.
Common phrases & grammar
litigate a case · litigate a dispute
American English
How to pronounce litigates
verbC1
LIHduhgayts
/ˈlɪ.ɾə.ˌgeɪts/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: litigate
To ask a court to decide a legal disagreement.
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