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to litigate
01
to initiate legal action against another party or person
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
litigate
3rd person singular
litigates
Present participle
litigating
Past simple
litigated
Past participle
litigated
Examples
The company decided to litigate after the breach of contract.
02
to actively participate in legal proceedings, such as engaging in a legal debate within a court of law
Transitive: to litigate a case
Intransitive: to litigate against sb
Examples
The company chose to litigate the breach of contract rather than pursuing alternative dispute resolution methods.
Lexical Tree
litigation
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litigious
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