litigate
/ˈlɪtɪgeɪt/verb
no obj.
1- go to law; be a party to a lawsuit诉诸法律, 打官司; 成为诉讼当事人。
1.1
- with obj. take (a claim or a dispute) to a law court提起诉讼。
派生词
litigation
nounlitigator
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin litigat- 'disputed in a lawsuit', from the verb litigare, from lis, lit- 'lawsuit'.