Litigate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LITIGATED; p. pr. & vb. n. LITIGATING.] [Lat. litigare, litigatum, from lis, litis, dispute, contest, lawsuit, and agere, to carry on; Fr., Sp., & Pg. litigar, It. litigare.] To contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate; as, to litigate a cause or a question.