litigate

英 [ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt]

v.  (就…)提起诉讼; 打官司

过去分词：litigated　现在分词：litigating　过去式：litigated　第三人称单数：litigates　

BEC

BNC.40136 / COCA.18121

牛津词典

verb

• （就…）提起诉讼；打官司
  to take a claim or disagreement to court

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提起诉讼；打官司
  Tolitigatemeans to take legal action.
  1. ...the cost of litigating personal injury claims in the county court...
     在县级法院打人身伤害索赔官司的费用
  2. If we have to litigate, we will.
     迫不得已的话，我们会提起诉讼。

英英释义

verb

• institute legal proceedings against
  1. He was warned that the district attorney would process him
  2. She actioned the company for discrimination
  Synonym:actionsueprocess
• engage in legal proceedings

双语例句

• IF anyone could litigate the issue, the plaintIFf would be the proper person to do so, but some issues simply cannot be litigated by anyone at all.
  如果“任何人”都能对这一问题提出诉讼，原告就可能是就这一问题提出起诉的适当人选，但有些问题其实任何人都无权起诉。
• But for the moment, as Gary Horlick, a veteran Washington lawyer, says: There seems to be an implicit deal between the US and China not to start a [ legal] fight on currencies and to let the lawyers litigate everything else.
  但就目前而言，正如华盛顿资深律师加里霍力克（GaryHorlick）所言：中美之间似乎存在着一种心照不宣的协定：不会就汇率问题开打（法律）战，同时让律师通过诉讼解决其它所有事情。
• They will mediate rather than litigate.
  他们会进行调解，而不是诉诸法律。这是以前从未有过的。
• The process of the public service lawsuit should include placing on file, investigating, collecting and examining various kinds of evidences, determining whether to litigate or not according to the fact and law, and then entering the proceeding.
  检察机关提起公益诉讼需要经过立案、调查、收集和审查各种证据，根据事实和法律决定是否提起诉讼，然后进入诉讼程序。
• This system can shorten the procedure of performing, litigate the lawsuits, raise the efficiency, reduce the social cost, and assist the third person.
  这一制度的确立有助于缩短给付，减少诉讼，提高效率，降低社会成本，并可以扶助第三人。
• At present, the theory field should open its vision, study and draw lessons from the third people litigation theory abroad, and make an extensive and thorough study about the ways to litigate and about the law position of the third party without independent claim system.
  当前，理论界拓宽视野，在学习借鉴国外第三人诉讼理论的基础上，对我国无独立请求权第三人制度的参诉方式及法律地位等方面进行了广泛而深入的探讨。
• The compounding s rise and decline or the renew during the course of in history of criminal judicature; Cooperation and Work Division between Public Relief and Private Right Trade in Litigate Mediation
  刑事司法历史进程中的私力合作兴衰与更新&对公力救济与当事人协定和解的历史解读诉讼调解中的公力救济和私权交易的分工合作
• But there is no approach for other shareholders holding less than one-tenth voting rights to litigate the deadlock.
  而对十分之一表决权以下的股东就无法用司法解散的方式解决僵局问题。
• If we have to litigate, we will.
  迫不得已的话，我们会提起诉讼。
• Taxpayers 'public interest litigation is a kind of litigation where citizens or related organizations litigate in the courts in their capacity as taxpayers, for executive authority violating the laws and regulations using the public funds which from the tax and infringing upon the public interests.
  纳税人公益诉讼是公民或相关组织以其纳税人的身份，针对行政机关及其工作人员违反法律法规使用来源于税收的公共资金而侵犯公共利益的行为向法院提起的诉讼。