係けい属ぞく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

connection; relation; affiliation

General term for a link, relationship, or affiliation between entities. Often used in formal or organizational contexts.

• この会かい社しゃは大おお手て企き業ぎょうと係けい属ぞく関かん係けいにある。

  This company has an affiliation with a major corporation.

• 両りょう者しゃの係けい属ぞくを明めい確かくにする必ひつ要ようがある。

  It is necessary to clarify the relationship between the two parties.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

pendency (of a lawsuit)

Legal term referring to the state of a case being pending before a court. Often used in the compound 訴訟係属.

See also: 訴訟係属

• その事じ件けんは現げん在ざい、東とう京きょう地ち裁さいに係けい属ぞくしている。

  The case is currently pending before the Tokyo District Court.

• 訴そ訟しょう係けい属ぞく中ちゅうは、同おなじ事じ件けんを別べつの裁さい判ばん所しょに提てい起きできない。

  While a lawsuit is pending, the same case cannot be filed in another court.