meaning of litigate
1. 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 court; as, to litigate a cause.
2. To carry on a suit by judicial process.
3. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for
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