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litigant

/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/ /ˈlɪtɪˌɡænt/

Meanings
noun

诉讼当事人, 原告, 被告

A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

Examples :

"Because he felt the school unfairly suspended his son, the father became a litigant and filed a lawsuit against the school district. "
因为觉得学校不公平地停了儿子的课，这位父亲成了诉讼当事人，起诉了学区。
law person state right action

Related Words

Illustration lawsuit

lawsuit noun

/ˈlɔˌs(j)ut/

诉讼，官司

"The lawyer advised his client against filing a lawsuit as it would take a lot of time and money to resolve."

律师劝他的客户不要提起诉讼，因为打官司会耗费大量的时间和金钱才能解决。

Illustration disposed

disposed verb

/dɪˈspəʊzd/ /dɪˈspoʊzd/

处理掉，丢弃

"I dispose of my trash in the garbage can."

我把垃圾扔到垃圾桶里处理掉。

Illustration determine

determine verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ /dɪˈtɝmɪn/

确定， delimitation。

"The teacher determined the rules for the classroom project, setting clear limits on the length of presentations. "

老师为课堂项目确定了规则，明确规定了演示的时长限制。

Illustration suspended

suspended verb

/səˈspɛndɪd/

暂停，中止。

"The meeting was suspended for lunch."

会议暂停，先吃午饭。

Illustration judicial

judicial noun

/dʒuˈdɪʃəl/

司法部门，法院系统。

"The judicial branch of government decided the case about the school's new dress code. "

司法部门最终裁决了关于学校新着装规定的案件。

Illustration contending

contending verb

/kənˈtɛndɪŋ/ /kənˈtɛndɪn/

争夺，竞争，抗争。

"The two students were contending for the highest grade in the class. "

这两名学生正在争夺班里最高的成绩。

Illustration litigate

litigate verb

/litiɡeɪt/

诉讼，打官司。

"The neighbors decided to litigate on the issue of the fence line between their properties. "

邻居们决定就他们房产之间的栅栏线问题提起诉讼。

Illustration district

district noun

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

地区，区域

"the Soho district of London"

伦敦的苏豪区

Illustration otherwise

otherwise adjective

/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/

其他的，不同的。

"He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise."

他说他没做过，但证据显示的情况却不是这样。

Illustration process

process noun

/ˈpɹoʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹəʊsɛs/ /ˈpɹɑsɛs/ /pɹəˈsɛs/

过程，流程。

"The process of baking a cake involves several steps, from mixing the ingredients to putting it in the oven. "

烤蛋糕的过程包含好几个步骤，从混合配料到放入烤箱。

Illustration calling

calling verb

/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

呼喊， 叫喊。

"The teacher was calling out names to take their turn answering questions. "

老师正在大声喊名字，让被叫到的人轮流回答问题。

Illustration unfairly

unfairly adverb

/ʌnˈferli/ /ˌʌnˈferli/

不公平地，偏颇地

"The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize."

嘉年华会的游戏设置得过于不公平，几乎没有人赢得奖品。