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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The 10% tariff was layered on top of those heavily litigated duty rates, which are based on prior years’ sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
That feud is now being litigated in two separate lawsuits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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
But feminists should not be cowed — and not just because this case, a version of which was already litigated in Carroll’s favor, is likely to crumble in court.
From Salon ● May 29, 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
