litigate

Verb

Verb Forms: litigated, litigating, litigates

To engage in legal proceedings; to dispute in court.
engage in legal proceedings
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
To contest in law.
To dispute; to fight over.

Examples

He threatened to litigate over the disputed triple word score, claiming foul play.
you can't keep litigating this same point!

Origin / Etymology

From Latin lītigāre; which, in its turn, stems from lītem (“a quarrel”) + agō (“do, practice”).

Synonyms

action, process, sue

Scrabble Score: 9

litigate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
litigate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
litigate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

litigate: valid Words With Friends Word