Litigate
verb
To resolve a disagreement or dispute by legal action, usually in court.
The two companies decided to litigate their dispute in court.
Often appears as...
- litigate a dispute
- litigate a case
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Formal
Academic
verb
To make something a subject of lawsuits or legal action.
They threatened to litigate the issue of copyright violation.
Often appears as...
- litigate the issue
- litigate a breach
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To resolve a disagreement or dispute by legal action, usually in court.
The two companies decided to litigate their dispute in court.
Often appears as...
- litigate a dispute
- litigate a case
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To make something a subject of lawsuits or legal action.
They threatened to litigate the issue of copyright violation.
Often appears as...
- litigate the issue
- litigate a breach
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Courtroom Setting
Used when discussing actions within the formal environment of a court.
The witness is prepared to litigate on behalf of the company.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Disputes
Involves resolving disagreements through the legal system, not casually.
If we cannot agree, we may have to litigate.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Conflicts
Litigating is a serious, often time-consuming and costly, step in disputes.
The inheritance conflict escalated, and they chose to litigate.
Pro Tip 1/3Courtroom Setting
Used when discussing actions within the formal environment of a court.
The witness is prepared to litigate on behalf of the company.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Disputes
Involves resolving disagreements through the legal system, not casually.
If we cannot agree, we may have to litigate.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Conflicts
Litigating is a serious, often time-consuming and costly, step in disputes.
The inheritance conflict escalated, and they chose to litigate.
Pro Tip 1/3Courtroom Setting
Used when discussing actions within the formal environment of a court.
The witness is prepared to litigate on behalf of the company.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Disputes
Involves resolving disagreements through the legal system, not casually.
If we cannot agree, we may have to litigate.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Conflicts
Litigating is a serious, often time-consuming and costly, step in disputes.
The inheritance conflict escalated, and they chose to litigate.
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What if our healthcare...
in about to be evicted because he hasn't paid his rent but he hasn't paid his rent of course because he's paying for his HIV medication and just can't afford both we had moms who had come in daughter has asthma wakes up covered in cockroaches every morning and one of our litigation strategies was actually to
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
to die in prison. We have life imprisonment without parole for kids in this country. And we're actually doing some litigation. The only country in the world. I represent people on death row. It's interesting, this question of the death penalty. In many ways, we've been taught to think that the real question
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Lessons from death row...
known as a state habeas corpus appeal. The third chapter is an even more complicated legal proceeding known as a federal habeas corpus proceeding. And the fourth chapter is one where a variety of things can happen. The lawyers might file a clemency petition, they might initiate even more complex litigation,
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Rebecca Onie: What if...
about to be evicted because he hasn't paid his rent. But he hasn't paid his rent, of course, because he's paying for his HIV medication and just can't afford both. We had moms who would come in, daughter has asthma, wakes up covered in cockroaches every morning. And one of our litigation strategies
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We need to talk about an...
parole for kids in this country and we're actually doing some litigation only country in the world I resent people on death row it's interesting this question of the death penalty in many ways we've been taught to think that the real question is do people deserve to die for the crimes they've
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Meet the Reels of...
everybody's probably are something but you will not see a hard-working young man we have to catch fish so that we can pay our bills so that we can take care of the people that we love so it's very important that we start catching fish right away litigate listen we got
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Chimps have feelings and...
but we had to then begin to get down to the nuts and bolts of how you litigate that kind of case. So one of the first things we needed to do was figure out what a cause of action was, a legal cause of action. And a legal cause of action is a vehicle that lawyers use
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Why Is China Appointing...
where we discussed trends in climate litigation around the world. He then organized training sessions for all of those specialist environment court judges. Now more such judges have been appointed in the meantime, and as of today,
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Kimberley Motley: How I...
and what justness means to me is using laws for their intended purpose, which is to protect. The role of laws is to protect. So as a result, I decided to open up a private practice, and I became the first foreigner to litigate
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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita...
environment, energy, litigation, mergers, all of these are complicated problems that are predictable, that this sort of technology can be applied to. And the reason that being able to predict those things is important,
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What if our healthcare...
in about to be evicted because he hasn't paid his rent but he hasn't paid his rent of course because he's paying for his HIV medication and just can't afford both we had moms who had come in daughter has asthma wakes up covered in cockroaches every morning and one of our litigation strategies was actually to
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
to die in prison. We have life imprisonment without parole for kids in this country. And we're actually doing some litigation. The only country in the world. I represent people on death row. It's interesting, this question of the death penalty. In many ways, we've been taught to think that the real question
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
known as a state habeas corpus appeal. The third chapter is an even more complicated legal proceeding known as a federal habeas corpus proceeding. And the fourth chapter is one where a variety of things can happen. The lawyers might file a clemency petition, they might initiate even more complex litigation,
Video examples
Rebecca Onie: What if...
about to be evicted because he hasn't paid his rent. But he hasn't paid his rent, of course, because he's paying for his HIV medication and just can't afford both. We had moms who would come in, daughter has asthma, wakes up covered in cockroaches every morning. And one of our litigation strategies
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We need to talk about an...
parole for kids in this country and we're actually doing some litigation only country in the world I resent people on death row it's interesting this question of the death penalty in many ways we've been taught to think that the real question is do people deserve to die for the crimes they've
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Meet the Reels of...
everybody's probably are something but you will not see a hard-working young man we have to catch fish so that we can pay our bills so that we can take care of the people that we love so it's very important that we start catching fish right away litigate listen we got
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
but we had to then begin to get down to the nuts and bolts of how you litigate that kind of case. So one of the first things we needed to do was figure out what a cause of action was, a legal cause of action. And a legal cause of action is a vehicle that lawyers use
Video examples
Why Is China Appointing...
where we discussed trends in climate litigation around the world. He then organized training sessions for all of those specialist environment court judges. Now more such judges have been appointed in the meantime, and as of today,
Video examples
Kimberley Motley: How I...
and what justness means to me is using laws for their intended purpose, which is to protect. The role of laws is to protect. So as a result, I decided to open up a private practice, and I became the first foreigner to litigate
Video examples
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita...
environment, energy, litigation, mergers, all of these are complicated problems that are predictable, that this sort of technology can be applied to. And the reason that being able to predict those things is important,
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Judge Mills Lane
American Celebrity
Well, I - all cases to me have interest. Every case is important to somebody, the people litigating that case. But the most difficult case for me is the case where one person says a, the other person says b, and you just don't know for certain who is not telling you the truth.
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Robert Shapiro
American Lawyer
I think that one of the motivating factors was in my last year of law school: we had a competition, and I won the competition; it was judged by several of the federal judges at the time. I got a tremendous amount of encouragement to pursue litigation from them at the time.
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Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
I was a litigation lawyer. That's all very logical. Become a litigation lawyer. Become successful. Have a nice office. But there was some pull inside of me saying, self-publish this book. I followed that intuition and it's been a great choice for me in my life.
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Ma Jun
Chinese Environmentalist
The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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Renata Adler
Italian Journalist
In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world.
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Scott Pruitt
American Politician
What I've said about consent orders and consent decrees is that we shouldn't regulate through litigation.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
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Felix Frankfurter
American Judge
Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Jon Cryer
American Actor
Litigation solves everything.
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Judge Mills Lane
American Celebrity
Well, I - all cases to me have interest. Every case is important to somebody, the people litigating that case. But the most difficult case for me is the case where one person says a, the other person says b, and you just don't know for certain who is not telling you the truth.
Quote examples
Robert Shapiro
American Lawyer
I think that one of the motivating factors was in my last year of law school: we had a competition, and I won the competition; it was judged by several of the federal judges at the time. I got a tremendous amount of encouragement to pursue litigation from them at the time.
Quote examples
Robin S. Sharma
Canadian Lawyer
I was a litigation lawyer. That's all very logical. Become a litigation lawyer. Become successful. Have a nice office. But there was some pull inside of me saying, self-publish this book. I followed that intuition and it's been a great choice for me in my life.
Quote examples
Ma Jun
Chinese Environmentalist
The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
Quote examples
Renata Adler
Italian Journalist
In the strange heat all litigation brings to bear on things, the very process of litigation fosters the most profound misunderstandings in the world.
Quote examples
Scott Pruitt
American Politician
What I've said about consent orders and consent decrees is that we shouldn't regulate through litigation.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
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Felix Frankfurter
American Judge
Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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Gore Vidal
American Novelist
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Jon Cryer
American Actor
Litigation solves everything.
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