litigate

English

Etymology

From Latin lītigāre, present active infinitive of lītigō; which, in its turn, stems from lītem (“a quarrel”) + agō (“do, practice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /litiɡeɪt/

Verb

1. (intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
   • 1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin:

     Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate

2. (transitive) To contest in law.

Derived terms

• litigable
• litigation

Translations

to go to law

• Catalan: litigar (ca)
• Dutch: procederen (nl), voor de rechter dagen
• Finnish: käräjöidä (fi) (+ elative), käydä oikeutta (+ elative)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: prozessieren (de)
• Maori: hāmene
• Russian: суди́ться (ru) (sudítʹsja)

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Ido

Verb

litigate

1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar

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Italian

Noun

litigate f pl

1. plural of litigata

Verb

litigate

1. second-person plural present of litigare
2. second-person plural present subjunctive of litigare
3. second-person plural imperative of litigare

Anagrams

• aglietti

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) lītigāte

1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus