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LITIGATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does litigate mean?
• LITIGATE (verb)
The verb LITIGATE has 2 senses:
1. engage in legal proceedings
2. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Familiarity information: LITIGATE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it litigates Past simple: litigated
Past participle: litigated
-ing form: litigating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Engage in legal proceedings
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "litigate" is one way to...):
challenge (issue a challenge to)
Verb group:
action; litigate; process; sue (institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
litigant ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)
litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
action; litigate; process; sue
Context example:
She actioned the company for discrimination
Hypernyms (to "litigate" is one way to...):
challenge (issue a challenge to)
Verb group:
litigate (engage in legal proceedings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "litigate"):
expedite (process fast and efficiently)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
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