legal case
Refers to a matter or dispute handled within the legal system, such as a lawsuit or criminal case.
The trial for this legal case will begin next month.
訴訟 specifically means 'lawsuit' or 'litigation', while 法律事件 is a broader term for any legal case or matter.
事件 is a general term for 'incident' or 'case', not necessarily legal. 法律事件 explicitly specifies a legal context.
Compound of 法律 (law) and 事件 (case, incident).