Definition

1. Verb:

   • To litigate: To engage in a lawsuit; to bring a dispute or claim before a court of law for a legal judgment or resolution.

2. Noun (Legal Procedure):

   • Litigation: The process of taking legal action; the entire procedure of a lawsuit, including the rules and steps followed in a court case.
   • Legal proceedings: The formal steps and actions that constitute a lawsuit.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty quyết định tố tụng để đòi lại khoản nợ. (The company decided to litigate to recover the debt.)
• Noun:
  • Tố tụng dân sự thường rất phức tạp và kéo dài. (Civil litigation is often very complex and lengthy.)
  • Luật sư của ông ấy am hiểu sâu về trình tự tố tụng. (His lawyer has a deep understanding of legal procedure.)

Advanced Usage

• "tố tụng hình sự": criminal proceedings.
  • Vụ án bước vào giai đoạn tố tụng hình sự. (The case entered the stage of criminal proceedings.)
• "thủ tục tố tụng": procedural law; litigation procedure.
  • Thủ tục tố tụng cần được tuân thủ nghiêm ngặt. (Litigation procedure must be strictly followed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiện tụng (v/n): Often used similarly to mean to sue/litigate or litigation, sometimes with a more general connotation of dispute.
• Tranh tụng (v/n): To contest in court; adversarial litigation.
• Khởi kiện (v): To initiate a lawsuit; to file a case.

Synonyms

• To sue: To institute legal proceedings against.
• To take legal action: A broader term for starting a legal process.
• Court case: Refers to the lawsuit itself.

Related Legal Terms

• Nguyên đơn: Plaintiff; the party who initiates the lawsuit.
• Bị đơn: Defendant; the party against whom the lawsuit is filed.
• Bản án: Judgment; the final decision of the court.
• Tòa án: Court; the institution where litigation occurs.

verb

1. to litigate