: to carry on a legal contest by judicial (see judicial sense 1a) process only states can litigate before this court— R. H. Heindel. transitive verb. 1 : to decide and settle in a court of law litigate a claim. 2 archaic : dispute.

What is litigation in simple terms?

: the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating an issue that has been in litigation for years an attorney who specializes in the litigation of property disputes The American Judicial System generally limits the filing of lawsuits to individuals with a personal ...

What does it mean when you are in litigation?

Litigation is a term used to describe legal proceedings, following the filing of a lawsuit, between two parties to enforce or defend a legal right through a Court supervised process.