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litigates

litigates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of litigate.

Meaning of litigate

Verb

litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)

  1. (intransitive) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
    • Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin
  2. (transitive) To contest in law.
  3. (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over.
    • You can't keep litigating this same point!

Questions about litigates

What is litigates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Litigates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of litigate.

Words near litigates in the dictionary

  1. litigant in person
  2. litigants
  3. litigants in person
  4. litigate
  5. litigated
  6. litigates
  7. litigating
  8. litigation
  9. litigation friend
  10. litigation friends
  11. litigational

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