| 单词 | litigate |
| 释义 | litigate (once / 16694 pages) v To litigate is to engage in some sort of legal proceedings. Litigating mostly takes place in court. If you're litigating, you'd better have a lawyer: you're involved in some sort of legal situation. When you sue someone, that's litigating. The person sued is also forced to litigate. People accused of a crime have to litigate when they're on trial. There are many types of litigation. Lawyers usually specialize in one type of litigating, such as criminal law or corporate law. If you're ever on a jury, you'll get a closer look at how litigating works. WORD FAMILYlitigate: litigated, litigates, litigating, litigator+/litigator: litigators USAGE EXAMPLES"Why keep litigating? Let's both of us win," he said. Reuters(Dec 15, 2016) “We are currently in court litigating Inauguration Day access to parkland adjacent to the parade route for free speech activities,” Ms. Verheyden-Hilliard said. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) This time, let’s litigate first and ask questions later. Slate(Dec 09, 2016) 1v engage in legal proceedings Syn|Hyper action, process, sue institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against challenge issue a challenge to 2v institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against Syn|Hypo|Hyper action, process, sue expedite process fast and efficiently challenge issue a challenge to |
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