[lit.i.gate] vb -gat.ed ; -gat.ing [L litigatus, pp. of litigare, fr. lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive--more at agent] vi (1615): to carry on a legal contest by judicial process ~ vt 1 archaic: dispute
2: to contest in law -- lit.i.ga.ble adj -- lit.i.ga.tion n -- lit.i.ga.tor n