litigated
意味一覧 (2件)
訴訟で争われた
解説 Definition
litigateの過去形・過去分詞で、紛争や権利関係について裁判で正式に争った、または争われたことを表す。和解や私的交渉ではなく、裁判所に持ち込み、判決や法的判断を求めた文脈で使われる。
If something was litigated, it was taken to court and argued as a legal case. This word is often used for disputes, claims, or issues that were officially decided through the legal system.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この litigated は「誰かが訴訟を起こした」という基本義ではなく、争点・請求・契約問題などが裁判で正式に争われた、という受け身寄りの読みです。主語に dispute, claim, issue, case などが来たら、人の行動よりも「その問題が法廷で扱われた」と捉える。settled や negotiated は解決・交渉の方向、litigated は judge や court の前で法的に争われた状態を示します。
Link `litigated` with `litigation`, which is a legal case. This word is not about a normal argument, but about taking the dispute to court. Compare it with `settled`: if it was `litigated`, a judge or court became involved.
例文
The dispute was litigated in federal court for three years.
その紛争は連邦裁判所で3年にわたって争われた。
The contract issue was litigated before the companies reached a settlement.
その契約問題は、両社が和解に至る前に訴訟で争われた。
Similar claims were litigated in state court last year.
同様の請求は昨年、州裁判所で訴訟として争われた。
訴訟を起こした
(意味 2)解説 Definition
litigated は litigate の過去形で、権利侵害や契約違反などについて訴訟を起こしたことを表します。単なる苦情や交渉ではなく、裁判所に手続きを始め、相手に法的責任や判断を求める文脈で使います。主語は個人・企業・団体になりやすい語です。
Litigated is the past form of litigate. It means that a person, company, or organization started legal action in court, often about something like a violated right or a broken contract. It is used when the matter moved beyond complaining or negotiating and became a formal legal case. The word sounds more formal than sue and is common in legal writing and news reports.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
litigated は litigation（訴訟）と結びつけて覚えるとよい語です。argue や complain のように口で不満を言うだけでなく、court に持ち込んで正式な法的手続きを始めた感じがあります。sue はより日常的に「訴える」、litigate は硬めで法律文書・報道向きです。別エントリの「訴訟で争われた」は事案が裁判で扱われた受け身寄りの用法で、ここでは人や会社が自ら訴訟を起こした動きを意識します。
Link litigated with litigation, which means a lawsuit. It helps you remember that this word is not just about arguing or complaining, but about taking the matter to court. Sue is more common in everyday English, while litigate sounds more formal and is often used in legal documents or news. Think of someone actively starting legal proceedings, not just being involved in a case.
例文
The company litigated the contract dispute after the supplier broke the agreement.
その会社は、供給業者が契約を破ったあと、その契約紛争について訴訟を起こした。
She litigated against the landlord to recover her deposit.
彼女は敷金を取り戻すために大家を相手取って訴訟を起こした。
Several environmental groups litigated the issue in federal court for years.
複数の環境団体がその問題について連邦裁判所で何年も訴訟を起こして争った。
litigated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
litigated は litigate の過去分詞形で、ラテン語 litigare「訴訟する・争う」に由来し、さらに lis / lit-「争い」が語根です。つまり「争いを法廷に持ち込む」が核で、「訴訟された・係争中の」という意味につながります。関連語は litigation, litigious。
"Litigated" is the past form of litigate. It comes from Latin litigare, meaning "to go to law" or "to dispute," from lis, lit- meaning "quarrel" or "lawsuit." The core idea is of taking a dispute into a legal process. Related words include litigation and litigious.
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