The plaintiff filed a complaint with the court.
After reviewing the contents of the complaint, we will prepare the answer.
The plaintiff filed the complaint with the court.
The complaint was served on the defendant.
He received the complaint last week.
訴状 is the written legal document that initiates a lawsuit, while 訴え is the act of bringing the case or the claim itself.
Used for documents and written submissions such as letters or legal papers.
Compound of 訴 (so, 'lawsuit' or 'appeal') and 状 (jō, 'document' or 'letter'), literally meaning 'lawsuit document'.