| 词汇 | litigating |
| 释义 | litigating present participle oflitigate litigate verb[ I or T ] law specializeduk /ˈlɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ us /ˈlɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/ to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument起诉，控告;提起诉讼 Compare sue Taking legal action abatement order ambulance-chasing appear for someone bring bring an action complainant enter indict indictment lawyer lawyer up legal action litigant litigate petitioner prosecute prosecution prosecutorial reindict reindictment Examples of litigatinglitigating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This first strategy avoids paying anything to plaintiffs with negative-expected-value suits at the cost of litigating with all plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits. No matter what happens, the expected value of her recovery will always be 20 less than her total of litigating her case to a conclusion. If we must use this terminology, we should say that both litigating parties emerge victorious. Those of lower social status were not therefore denied legal redress in the university courts, and could often be found litigating to their advantage. From the clinics to the courts: the role evidence should play in litigating medical care. The problem of independence from litigating parties is far from resolved, as cases of judicial corruption abound. The second reason why this strategy may be effective is that defendant and those plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits have a shared interest in settling rather than litigating. Some countries offer legal aid to their nationals wherever they may be litigating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one with any experience in the long-distant past of pleading cruelty allegations in divorce petitions would wish to go back to litigating fault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They arc not litigating with their own money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Civil litigants will have to pay for judges' salaries and many people will be prevented from litigating their just rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An order does not prevent vexatious litigants from litigating, but they have to seek the leave of the court to bring an action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I leave them to consult subordinate bodies, their provincial societies or the litigating solicitors' association, or whatever it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both sides recognise the futility of further litigating what is a moot point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost of litigating in a sheriff's court is considerable in relation to a failure to carry out repairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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