litigate

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In many states, the use of such mediation is mandatory before parents can litigate custody issues.
在很多州，在夫婦對簿公堂之前，這種調節(jié)過程是義務的。
When I litigate in New Jersey or New York, it takes five to ten years to get to trial. Out in Nevada, it only takes a year.
如果是在新澤西或者紐約提起訴訟，需要5到10年時間才能進行讅判，而在內華達，卻衹需要1年時間。
A big problem with failure-to-hire cases, Nelson says, is that "most people who are looking for work don't have the resources to litigate."
尼爾森表示，對於求職落榜的案件，一個很大的問題是“找工作的人大多數(shù)都沒有提出訴訟的資源?！?/li>
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More likely, no prior investor had been willing to spend money to litigate the matter.
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You need the resources of a large firm to litigate and try claims of that magnitude.
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to ask for a disagreement to be discussed in a court of law so that a judgment can be made that must be accepted by both sides in the argument