litigation

🇬🇧 UK/.liti'geiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The process of taking a dispute or legal case to a court of law.

诉讼,起诉

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
litroot
+
igconnector
+
ationact, process, state
=litigation

Common Collocations

  • 1.ongoing litigation正在进行的诉讼
  • 2.legal litigation法律诉讼
  • 3.settle litigation解决诉讼

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company faced costly litigation over patent infringement.

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