litigate

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They have two mantras that they chant "cattle free" and "litigate, litigate, litigate."

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  1. transitive verb To contest in legal proceedings.
  2. intransitive verb To engage in legal proceedings.

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  • "We are also pleased to hear that rather than continue to litigate, RDR have themselves decided to publish a different book prepared with reference to Judge Patterson's decision." —  Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie
  • The landlord says the rent is late; he might have to litigate - —  The BEING HAD Times
  • Research shows that parents that re-litigate or seek other types of legal enforcement after the divorce often do so because they have an unenforcable order and / or did not understand the terms of the court order to begin with. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Yes, the content is a part of the value, but it's the losers-litigate dept —  Techdirt
  • Codifying the rule of lenity would reduce uncertainty in federal criminal law; narrow the scope of legal issues that the parties must litigate, both at trial and in the federal appellate courts; and require that Congress be clear when it defines a criminal offense. —  Spero News
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin lītigāre, lītigāt- : līs, līt-, lawsuit + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, dispute, quarrel, carry on a suit, from lis (lit-), strife, dispute, suit, + agere, drive, carry on: see lis and agent.
 

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/ˈlɪtɪgeɪt/
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