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litigate

verb as in bring matter before court of law

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Without any existing precedent, he would be well within his rights to litigate that before the Supreme Court.

From Salon

"We vehemently deny WP Engine’s allegations - which are gross mischaracterizations of reality," it said in a statement, adding that it would "vigorously litigate against this absurd filing".

From BBC

“One of the most common forms of financial abuse is using the threat of impoverishment to keep a woman in a relationship. So a man will use the courts to litigate a divorce to death. Or he'll seek 50/50 custody so he can pay less child support, even though he's never been a 50/50 parent,” Villines said.

From Salon

“If the election comes down to a few thousand votes or less in a state that is crucial for an electoral college victory, then we’ll expect both sides to litigate as hard as they can.”

Gore; if the election comes down to a few thousand votes or less in a state that is crucial for an Electoral College victory, then we’ll expect both sides to litigate as hard as they can to try to secure a favorable outcome.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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