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控訴 (kouso) Japanese meaning: appeal to a higher court | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 控訴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 控こう 訴そ する 控こう 訴そ しない Polite 控こう 訴そ します 控こう 訴そ しません Past polite 控こう 訴そ しました 控こう 訴そ しませんでした Past 控こう 訴そ した 控こう 訴そ しなかった Te-form 控こう 訴そ して 控こう 訴そ しないで Desire 控こう 訴そ したい 控こう 訴そ したくない Potential 控こう 訴そ できる 控こう 訴そ できない Passive 控こう 訴そ される 控こう 訴そ されない Causative 控こう 訴そ させる 控こう 訴そ させない Causative passive 控こう 訴そ させられる 控こう 訴そ させられない Volitional 控こう 訴そ しよう Polite volitional 控こう 訴そ しましょう Imperative 控こう 訴そ しろ 控こう 訴そ するな Conditional 控こう 訴そ すれば 控こう 訴そ しなければ Tara conditional 控こう 訴そ したら 控こう 訴そ しなかったら
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The defendant appealed the ruling to a higher court.
The appeal hearing is scheduled for next month.
Usage patterns 〈 判はん 決けつ 〉 に 控こう 訴そ する to appeal (a verdict) to a higher court
The defendant appealed the first-instance verdict.
控こう 訴そ を 取と り 下さ げる to withdraw an appeal
He withdrew his appeal and accepted the verdict.
控こう 訴そ が 棄き 却きゃく される for an appeal to be dismissed
The appeal was dismissed by the high court.
控こう 訴そ を 提てい 起き する to file an appeal
The company filed an appeal immediately after losing the case.
Kanji 控 withdraw, draw in, hold back 訴 accusation, sue, complain of pain Related words 上告 is the final appeal to the Supreme Court, while 控訴 is the intermediate appeal from a summary or district court to a higher court.
控訴 is an appeal to a higher court against a first-instance judgment, while 抗告 is an appeal against a court's decision or order, often in interlocutory matters.
Don't confuse with 抗告 challenges an interlocutory court decision or order, whereas 控訴 challenges a final judgment, and the two terms are easy to mix up because both mean 'appeal'.
控訴 is an appeal to a higher court against a still-ongoing judgment, while 再審 is the reopening of a case that has already been finalized.
Etymology Compound of 控 (withhold, reserve) and 訴 (sue, accuse), literally 'reserve accusation', referring to the act of bringing a case to a higher court. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with legal appeals.
appellate court; court of appeal
Show 5 more appeal period; time limit for filing an appeal
dismissal of an intermediate appeal
grounds for an appeal
public prosecutor's appeal
appeals court; appellate court
