/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/
动词,指通过法律途径解决争端,即在法庭上提起诉讼或进行法律诉讼。中文常译为"提起诉讼"、"打官司"。
The company decided to litigate rather than settle out of court.
这家公司决定提起诉讼,而不是庭外和解。
After years of failed negotiations, the two parties were forced to litigate their dispute over intellectual property rights in federal court.
经过多年谈判失败后,双方被迫就知识产权纠纷在联邦法院提起诉讼。
源自拉丁语 litigare,由 lis(意为"诉讼、争端")和 agere(意为"驱动、进行")组合而成,字面意思是"进行诉讼"。该词经由拉丁语过去分词 litigatus 进入英语,最早在17世纪开始使用,至今保留了其法律诉讼的核心含义。