litigating
法廷で争う
解説 Definition
動詞litigateの現在分詞・動名詞形で、紛争や権利関係について裁判所に持ち込み、法的手続きの中で争うことを表す。文中では『訴訟を続ける』『法廷で争うこと』という意味で使われる。
Litigating means taking a legal dispute to court or being involved in a court case. It is commonly used in law, business, and formal discussions about legal action. The word often refers to a process that can take time, not just one single act.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
litigating は litigate の -ing 形。まず litigation（訴訟）, litigious（訴訟好きな）と同じ litig- をひとかたまりで覚えると定着しやすいです。argue や dispute は口頭・一般的な「争う」でも使えますが、litigate は「裁判に持ち込んで争う」が核心。sue が「訴える」という一手なら、litigate は訴訟を進めて法廷で争い続ける感じ。collocation は litigate a claim, litigate in court など。
Group it with `litigation` and `litigious` so the `litig-` part stays familiar. Unlike a general word like `argue`, this word belongs to legal disputes taken to court. Think: `sue` is the act of starting it, while `litigating` is the longer process of fighting it in court.
例文
The two companies have been litigating over the patent for three years.
両社はその特許をめぐって3年間、法廷で争い続けている。
Instead of litigating, they decided to settle the dispute through mediation.
訴訟を起こす代わりに、彼らは調停で紛争を解決することにした。
The cost of litigating such a complex case could run into millions.
そのような複雑な事件で訴訟を進める費用は、数百万に達する可能性がある。
litigating の類義語・関連語
litigating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
litigating はラテン語 lis / litis「争い・訴訟」にさかのぼり、語幹 litig- が「法的に争う」感覚を担います。litigation や litigious も同根で、ただ言い争うのでなく「訴えとして争う」と分かる語です。
Litigating comes from litigate, which goes back to Latin lis or litis, meaning "dispute" or "lawsuit." From that root, the stem litig- came to carry the idea of fighting a case in court. In English, the sense narrowed from general dispute to formal legal conflict. Related words include litigation and litigious.
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