litigate
verb (used with object)
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
litigated
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past participleof litigate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof litigate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
litigateverb (used with object)to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
Example Sentences
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She is also the one member whose seat is being litigated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Each of these firings would be litigated, and the results are likely to be contradictory and confusing.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
On a recent day outside of the Apple Pan burger joint — a Krug favorite — Michel, Greenberg and Sugerman, all nearly halfway into their 70s, litigated Feeney history:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
He took steps to copyright the oration—and successfully litigated against would-be infringers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
