Meaning & use
litigate
To take a dispute to court, or to conduct legal proceedings as a lawyer for one side.
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The two companies chose to litigate their contract dispute rather than settle out of court.
She spent twenty years litigating civil rights cases before becoming a judge.
A note on using this word
Litigate implies formal court proceedings, usually a longer and costlier route than reaching a private settlement.
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