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Webster 1913 Edition
Litigate
Lit′i-gate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Litigated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Litigating
.] [See
Litigation
.] 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 causeLit′i-gate
,Verb.
I.
To carry on a suit by judicial process.
Webster 1828 Edition
Litigate
LIT'IGATE
,Verb.
T.
To contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate; as, to litigate a cause or a question.
LIT'IGATE
,Verb.
I.