litigate
litigate 英 [ˈlɪtɪgeɪt] 美 [ˈlɪtɪˌɡet]
vt. 在法庭相争；提出诉讼 vi. 对簿法庭
进行时:litigating 过去式:litigated 过去分词:litigated 第三人称单数:litigates 名词复数:litigates
- To litigate is to engage in some sort of legal proceedings. Litigating mostly takes place in court.
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- vt. 在法庭相争；提出诉讼
- vi. 对簿法庭
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1. In many states, the use of such mediation is mandatory before parents can litigate custody issues.
在很多州，在夫妇对簿公堂之前，这种调节过程是义务的。
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2. When I litigate in New Jersey or New York, it takes five to ten years to get to trial. Out in Nevada, it only takes a year.
如果是在新泽西或者纽约提起诉讼，需要5到10年时间才能进行审判，而在内华达，却只需要1年时间。
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3. A big problem with failure-to-hire cases, Nelson says, is that "most people who are looking for work don't have the resources to litigate."
尼尔森表示，对于求职落榜的案件，一个很大的问题是“找工作的人大多数都没有提出诉讼的资源。”
- litigate (v.) 1610s (intransitive), from Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare "to dispute, carry on a suit," from phrase litem agere "to drive a suit," from litem (nominative lis) "lawsuit, dispute, quarrel, strife" + agere "to set in motion, drive forward" (from PIE root *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move"). Transitive sense is from 1741. Related: Litigated; litigating.
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