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Definition of litigate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

litigate

verb

NAmE//ˈlɪt̮əˌɡeɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] litigate (something) (law)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they litigate

he / she / it litigates

past simple litigated

-ing form litigating

to take a claim or disagreement to court

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litigator

NAmE//ˈlɪt̮əˌɡeɪt̮ər//

nounSee litigate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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