訴訟する
解説 Definition
法的な紛争を裁判所に持ち込み、訴訟によって解決すること。
To litigate means to take a legal disagreement to court and try to solve it through a lawsuit. It is used in legal, business, and formal contexts. The word often suggests a long or serious legal process.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
litigate は legal な争いを court まで持ち込む語。まず名詞 litigation（訴訟）とセットで覚えると定着しやすい。日常の口論や argue ではなく、実際に相手を訴えて法的決着を求める場面で使う。litigious（訴訟好きの）も同じ lit- 仲間。collocation は litigate a case, litigate against a company。negotiate で解決せず、裁判で争う段階に入る語だと押さえる。
Learn `litigate` together with the noun `litigation`. It is not just to argue, but to take a dispute into court, so connect it with `court`, `case`, and `lawsuit`. A useful contrast is `negotiate`: if negotiation fails, people may litigate.
例文
The company decided to litigate the matter rather than settle out of court.
会社は示談ではなく裁判で争うことにした。
They spent years trying to litigate the patent dispute.
彼らは特許紛争の訴訟に何年も費やした。
If negotiations fail, we may have no choice but to litigate.
交渉が失敗すれば、訴訟を起こすしか選択肢がないかもしれない。
litigate の類義語・関連語
litigate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 litigare「争う、訴訟する」に由来し、中心には lis / lit-「訴訟・争い」という語根があります。もともと「争いを法の場で進める」感覚で、関連語に litigation、litigious があります。
Litigate comes from Latin litigare, meaning "to dispute" or "to carry on a lawsuit." Its root is related to lis or lit-, meaning "legal dispute" or "quarrel." The word kept the idea of carrying a dispute into a court setting, and related English words include litigation and litigious.
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