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Meanings

lawsuit; legal complaint

Refers to a formal legal action or the act of bringing a case to court. Also used more broadly for a formal complaint or appeal.

〈事こと〉の訴うったえを起おこすto file a lawsuit (over something)
彼かれは損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうの訴うったえを起おこした。
He filed a lawsuit for damages.
訴うったえを取とり下さげるto withdraw a lawsuit
原げん告こくは訴うったえを取とり下さげることにした。
The plaintiff decided to withdraw the lawsuit.
訴うったえを認みとめるfor a court to accept/uphold a claim
裁さい判ばん所しょは原げん告こくの訴うったえを認みとめた。
The court upheld the plaintiff's claim.
訴うったえを退しりぞけるfor a court to dismiss a claim
裁さい判ばん所しょは被ひ告こくの訴うったえを退しりぞけた。
The court dismissed the defendant's claim.
〈人ひと〉の訴うったえに耳みみを傾かたむけるto listen to someone's complaint or appeal
先せん生せいは生せい徒とたちの訴うったえに耳みみを傾かたむけた。
The teacher listened to the students' complaints.

訴そ訟しょうN1
訴訟 is the formal, technical term for litigation itself, while 訴え can refer more broadly to the act of filing or to a general complaint.
告こく訴そN1
告訴 specifically means filing a criminal complaint with police or prosecutors, whereas 訴え covers both civil and general complaints.
提てい訴そ
提訴 is the verbal-noun act of filing a suit in court, while 訴え is the more general noun for the complaint or claim itself.
苦く情じょうN3
苦情 is an everyday complaint (e.g. to a company), while 訴え in its broader sense refers to a more serious or formal appeal or grievance.

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呼よびかけ
訴え is a heartfelt plea or complaint, often carrying emotional urgency, while 呼びかけ is a more neutral call or appeal to action.
申もうし立たて
訴え often implies an appeal or plea, sometimes emotional or urgent, while 申し立て is a more neutral, procedural term for lodging a formal statement.
主しゅ張ちょうN3
訴え is an emotional or legal appeal for understanding or action, while 主張 is simply the firm statement of a claim or opinion.

訴そ状じょう
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.

訴うったえるN3
raise; bring to attention · appeal to; work on emotions · complain; lodge a complaint · sue; take to court · resort to; have recourse to
訴うったえかけるN2
appeal to; urge; call upon
訴うったえ出でる
lodge a complaint; file a formal complaint
駆かけ込こみ訴うったえ
direct appeal to a high official (Edo period)

The noun form of the verb 訴える (うったえる, 'to sue, to appeal'), derived from classical Japanese. The kanji 訴 means 'to accuse' or 'to appeal'.