Chinese word

诉讼

Pronunciation

Pinyinsù sòng

Meaning

  • nounlawsuit

Example

我们输了那场诉讼。wǒ men shū le nà chǎng sù sòng

We lost that lawsuit.

Illustration for 诉讼 (lawsuit)

More examples

公司决定对侵权者提起诉讼。gōng sī jué dìng duì qīn quán zhě tí qǐ sù sòng

The company decided to bring a lawsuit against the infringer.

Core concept

A public legal route for asking a court to settle a dispute over rights.

Common phrases

  • 提起诉讼tí qǐ sù sòng

    bring a lawsuit

  • 民事诉讼mín shì sù sòng

    civil litigation

  • 诉讼程序sù sòng chéng xù

    court proceedings

Similar words

官司guān sī: A colloquial term for a court case in which people or organizations argue.
案件àn jiàn: A specific case or matter being considered in a trial or official investigation.
诉讼程序sù sòng chéng xù: The series of official court procedures used to conduct a legal case.

Definition in Chinese

当事人为了主张权利或解决纠纷，向法院请求对争议进行审理并由法院作出裁判的司法程序。dāng shì rén wèi le zhǔ zhāng quán lì huò jiě jué jiū fēn xiàng fǎ yuàn qǐng qiú duì zhēng yì jìn xíng shén lǐ bìng yóu fǎ yuàn zuò chū cái pàn de sī fǎ chéng xù

Word origin

诉 (sù, "state a claim") + 讼 (sòng, "legal dispute") joins a claim with a dispute that requires an official court ruling.

Usage tips

  • This word belongs to a formal register, so it helps distinguish discussion of court proceedings from ordinary conversation about a quarrel or disagreement.

Opposites

Related words

  • 诉讼法sù sòng fǎprocedural lawnoun
  • 诉讼费sù sòng fèicourt costsnoun
  • 诉讼当事人sù sòng dāng shì rénparty to a lawsuitnoun

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