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Definition of: litigate
(lit′ə·gāt) v. ·gat·ed, ·gat·ing v.t.
To bring before a court of law for decision or settlement; contest at law.
—v.i. To carry on a lawsuit. [<L litigatus, pp. of litigare <lis, litis lawsuit + agere do, act]
—lit′i·ga·ble (-gə·bəl) adjective
—lit′i·ga′tor noun
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