relitigate

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verb

To litigate again; to sue or pursue legal remedy a second or further time.

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Meanings

verbrelitigate (third-person singular simple present relitigates, present participle relitigating, simple past and past participle relitigated)

present singular third person relitigates · participle present relitigating · participle past relitigated · past relitigated · alternative re-litigate

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo litigate again; to sue or pursue legal remedy a second or further time.
  2. transitiveTo dispute, debate, contest again.

    Like Mr bin Laden, Mr Gingrich is apparently still relitigating the victories and defeats of religious wars fought in Europe and the Middle East centuries ago.

    2010 August 5, Lexington, The Economist

Origin

From re- + litigate.

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APA

relitigate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relitigate

MLA

“relitigate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relitigate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relitigate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relitigate.

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