verb
- past tense of litigate; engaged in a legal dispute or lawsuit
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The company litigated the patent dispute for three years.
- Both parties litigated the contract breach in federal court.
- The case was heavily litigated before reaching a settlement.
- They litigated the property boundary issue with their neighbors.
- The insurance claim was litigated when the company denied coverage.
- The divorce was bitterly litigated over custody arrangements.