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訴人 (そにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

訴そ人にん

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

plaintiff; complainant; accuser; informant

Legal term for a person who brings a lawsuit or accusation. The noun can be used with する to mean 'to sue' or 'to accuse'.

訴そ人にんは被ひ告こくに損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうを求もとめた。
The plaintiff sought damages from the defendant.

彼かれは詐さ欺ぎの被ひ害がい者しゃとして会かい社しゃを訴そ人にんした。

He sued the company as a victim of fraud.

Kanji

訴accusation, sue, complain of pain
人person

Similar words

原げん告こく
原告 is the standard modern legal term for 'plaintiff', while 訴人 is an older or more formal term that can also mean 'accuser' or 'informant'.
被ひ告こく
被告 is the defendant, the opposite party to 訴人 in a lawsuit.

Etymology

Compound of 訴 (そ, 'lawsuit, accusation') and 人 (にん, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a person who brings a legal action.