litigating
present participle oflitigate
| 单词 | litigating |
| 释义 | litigating present participle oflitigate litigate verb[IorT] lawspecializeduk/ˈlɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈlɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/toaskfor adisagreementto bediscussedin acourtoflawso that ajudgmentcan be made that must beacceptedby bothsidesin theargument Compare sue Taking legal action
Examplesoflitigatinglitigating 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 oflitigatingwith all plaintiffs who have positive-expected-value suits. From theCambridge English Corpus No matter what happens, the expected value of her recovery will always be 20 less than her total oflitigatingher case to a conclusion. From theCambridge English Corpus If we must use this terminology, we should say that bothlitigatingparties emerge victorious. From theCambridge English Corpus Those of lower social status were not therefore denied legal redress in the university courts, and could often be foundlitigatingto their advantage. From theCambridge English Corpus From the clinics to the courts: the role evidence should play inlitigatingmedical care. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem of independence fromlitigatingparties is far from resolved, as cases of judicial corruption abound. From theCambridge English Corpus 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 thanlitigating. From theCambridge English Corpus Some countries offer legal aid to their nationals wherever they may belitigating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 tolitigatingfault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They arc notlitigatingwith their own money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Civil litigants will have to pay for judges' salaries and many people will be prevented fromlitigatingtheir just rights. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An order does not prevent vexatious litigants fromlitigating, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I leave them to consult subordinate bodies, their provincial societies or thelitigatingsolicitors' association, or whatever it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Both sides recognise the futility of furtherlitigatingwhat is a moot point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost oflitigatingin 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 theOpen 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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