relitigate

English

Alternative forms

• re-litigate

Etymology

From re- +‎ litigate.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, intransitive) To litigate again; to sue or pursue legal remedy a second or further time.
2. (transitive) To dispute, debate, contest again.
   • 2010 August 5, Lexington, The Economist:

     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.

Further reading

• “relitigate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “relitigate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.