Litigate
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To contend in form of law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
To dispute or contend in form of law; to carry on a suit.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To dispute or contend in form of law; to carry on a suit.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
To carry on or defend a suit, at law or in equity. Litigant. A party to a lawsuit, — usually an active party. Litigation. A contest in a court of justice; a judicial proceeding. See Interest, 1, Rei publicae, etc.; Lis, Pendens. Litigious. 1. Subject to judicial recognition. 2. Too ready to go to law; over-fond of lawsuits. Once, a thing which created litigation.