sue, accuse
訟 centers on formal disputes: bringing a legal case against someone, suing, or accusing them in an official setting.
訟 combines 言 (speech, words) with 公 (public), suggesting a public verbal dispute or legal argument.
Words (言) spoken in public (公) to settle a disagreement: that is suing or accusing someone formally.
For ショウ, imagine a public lawsuit being shown on TV: show -> ショウ, and the words (言) are aired publicly (公).
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lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
legal dispute; contestation; suit
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
Personal Status Actions Procedure Law (e.g. divorce actions)
criminal action
Code of Criminal Procedure
Rules of Criminal Procedure
medical suit
grumbling or mumbling to oneself
song (hexagram 6 of the I Ching: conflict)
small claims lawsuit
damages suit
lawsuit undertaken without legal representation; pro se lawsuit
shareholder lawsuit
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
copyright infringement suit
Japanese lawsuit involving cases where hospitalized patients contracted Creutzfeld-Jakob disease from infected transplants
Administrative Case Litigation Act