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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Taking legal action
abatement order
ambulance-chasing
appear for someone
bring
bring an action
complainant
indict
indictment
lawyer
lawyer up
legal action
litigant
litigation
petitioner
prosecution
prosecutorial
reindict
reindictment
retry
summons

litigate | American Dictionary

litigate
verb[ I/T ]
 lawus/ˈlɪt̬·ɪˌɡeɪt/
to cause an argument between people or groups to be discussed in a law court so that a judgment can be made

litigate | Business English

litigate
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ us /ˈlɪṱ-/
LAW
to cause a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a legal decision can be made about it:
It is not necessarily right to litigate in every dispute.
The case is still being litigated.

Examples of litigate

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Therefore, it is only in those cases where the verdict is uncertain that both parties have an incentive to continue to litigate.
Farmers could become very unpopular if they appeared too eager to litigate and could become the focus of discontent.
The claims that have positive expected value are litigated.
This first strategy avoids paying anything to plaintiffs with negative-expected-value suits at the cost of litigating with all plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits.
Why should the benchmark for positive or normative analysis be whether the case would be profitable for plaintiff if it were litigated to a conclusion?
Nevertheless, he also points out, "the people for their part litigated insistently" (p. 212).
No matter what happens, the expected value of her recovery will always be 20 less than her total of litigating her case to a conclusion.
If we must use this terminology, we should say that both litigating parties emerge victorious.
If you will, neither wants to litigate the case to a conclusion.
Second, there are some litigants-repeat players-who litigate partly or mostly for the purpose of creating good prospective rules to govern themselves in future cases.
It would not be profitable for plaintiff to litigate the case to a conclusion because plaintiff's costs would exceed the expected value of plaintiff's recovery.
Those of lower social status were not therefore denied legal redress in the university courts, and could often be found litigating to their advantage.
From the clinics to the courts: the role evidence should play in litigating medical care.
The problem of independence from litigating parties is far from resolved, as cases of judicial corruption abound.
Flaws in the software itself that lead to patient harm will likely be litigated as product liability suits filed against the software developer or manufacturer.
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