litigates
Takes to court
Litigates is the third-person singular form of litigate, meaning to take a dispute to court or engage in legal proceedings.
When someone litigates a matter, they pursue it through the formal judicial system rather than settling privately or letting it go.
The company aggressively litigates patent infringements.
The term applies to both plaintiffs bringing suits and defendants contesting them, covering the full process of arguing a case before a court.
Initiates a claim
- prosecutesPursues legal action
- arguesPresents opposing views
- pleadsUrgently requests or beseeches
- presentsItems given freely
cross-examines · objects · motions · appeals · subpoenas · deposes · testifies · briefs
Discusses to reach agreement
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
- calculatesPerforms mathematical operations
- strategizesPlans methodically for advantage
- leveragesDeploys for maximum effect
pressures · delays · prolongs · exhausts · intimidates · postures · bluffs · discovery
sues
Initiates a claim
- prosecutesPursues legal action
- arguesPresents opposing views
- pleadsUrgently requests or beseeches
presents · cross-examines · objects · motions · appeals · subpoenas · deposes · testifies · briefs · petitions
negotiates
Discusses to reach agreement
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
- calculatesPerforms mathematical operations
- strategizesPlans methodically for advantage
leverages · pressures · delays · prolongs · exhausts · intimidates · postures · bluffs · discovery · deposition
contests
Competitive events or disputes
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
- fightsPhysical or verbal conflicts
- battlesMilitary combat events
opposes · disputes · contends · quarrels · conflicts · clashes · confronts · resists · defends · attacks
litigatessettles
Comes to rest
arbitrates · mediates · negotiates · compromises · reconciles
litigatesacquiesces
Agrees without protest
walks away · concedes · forgives · ignores · accepts
- criminal litigationLegal action against accused
- divorce litigationLawsuit ending a marriage
- litigation costsMoney spent on lawsuits
- civil litigationNon-criminal court proceedings
- frivolous litigationGroundless legal action
- litigation lawyerCounsel specializing in lawsuits
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