[pen khwām] (v) EN: have a case in court ; litigate ; be involved in a lawsuit ; go to law or court ; carry on a lawsuit on ; file/bring a suit against
[sū khwām] (v, exp) EN: contest a legal action ; fight the case ; fight a lawsuit ; litigate ; fight through the courts ; take legal action ; take action
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Litigated p. pr. & vb. n. Litigating. ] [ See Litigation. ] To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]