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訴訟する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	訴そ訟しょうする	訴そ訟しょうしない
Polite	訴そ訟しょうします	訴そ訟しょうしません
Past polite	訴そ訟しょうしました	訴そ訟しょうしませんでした
Past	訴そ訟しょうした	訴そ訟しょうしなかった
Te-form	訴そ訟しょうして	訴そ訟しょうしないで
Desire	訴そ訟しょうしたい	訴そ訟しょうしたくない
Potential	訴そ訟しょうできる	訴そ訟しょうできない
Passive	訴そ訟しょうされる	訴そ訟しょうされない
Causative	訴そ訟しょうさせる	訴そ訟しょうさせない
Causative passive	訴そ訟しょうさせられる	訴そ訟しょうさせられない
Volitional	訴そ訟しょうしよう
Polite volitional	訴そ訟しょうしましょう
Imperative	訴そ訟しょうしろ	訴そ訟しょうするな
Conditional	訴そ訟しょうすれば	訴そ訟しょうしなければ
Tara conditional	訴そ訟しょうしたら	訴そ訟しょうしなかったら

Meanings

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

lawsuit; litigation; legal action

General term for a court case or legal proceeding. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to file a lawsuit' or 'to litigate'.

彼かれは会かい社しゃに対たいして訴そ訟しょうを起おこした。
He filed a lawsuit against the company.
この問もん題だいは訴そ訟しょうに発はっ展てんする可か能のう性せいがある。
This issue could escalate into litigation.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を相あい手てに訴そ訟しょうを起おこすto file a lawsuit against someone
彼かれは会かい社しゃを相あい手てに訴そ訟しょうを起おこした。
He filed a lawsuit against the company.
訴そ訟しょうに勝かつto win a lawsuit
彼かの女じょはついに訴そ訟しょうに勝かった。
She finally won the lawsuit.
訴そ訟しょうを取とり下さげるto withdraw a lawsuit
原げん告こくは訴そ訟しょうを取とり下さげた。
The plaintiff withdrew the lawsuit.
訴そ訟しょうを起おこされるto be sued; to have a lawsuit filed against one
彼かれは元もと従じゅう業ぎょう員いんに訴そ訟しょうを起おこされた。
He was sued by a former employee.

Kanji

訴accusation, sue, complain of pain
訟sue, accuse

Related words

裁さい判ばんN3
裁判 refers broadly to a trial or court judgment, while 訴訟 specifically denotes the legal action or lawsuit itself that leads to that trial.
提てい訴そ
提訴 refers specifically to the act of filing a suit, while 訴訟 is the broader term for the litigation or lawsuit itself.
訴うったえ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
訴訟 covers any lawsuit, civil or criminal, while 告訴 refers narrowly to a victim's criminal complaint that triggers prosecution.

Don't confuse with

告こく訴そN1
告訴 is a criminal complaint filed by a victim to prompt prosecution, whereas 訴訟 is a civil lawsuit or legal proceeding between parties.
訴そ追つい
訴訟 refers to a lawsuit or civil/criminal legal action in general, while 訴追 specifically means bringing criminal charges or impeachment proceedings against a person.
勝しょう訴そ
訴訟 refers to the lawsuit or legal proceeding itself, while 勝訴 refers to winning that lawsuit.
訴うったえるN3
訴訟する is a formal suru-verb from the noun 訴訟 (lawsuit) used in legal writing, while 訴える is the everyday verb learners should use to say 'sue'.

Word family· 25

壁かべ訴そ訟しょう
grumbling to oneself; muttering to oneself
訴そ訟しょう人にん
litigant; plaintiff; suitor
訴そ訟しょう法ほう
procedural law
人じん事じ訴そ訟しょう
personal status litigation
刑けい事じ訴そ訟しょう
criminal action; criminal proceedings

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医い事じ訴そ訟しょう
medical lawsuit; medical malpractice suit
少しょう額がく訴そ訟しょう
small claims lawsuit
本ほん人にん訴そ訟しょう
pro se lawsuit; lawsuit without a lawyer
民みん事じ訴そ訟しょう
civil lawsuit; civil action; civil proceedings
行ぎょう政せい訴そ訟しょう
administrative litigation; administrative lawsuit

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Etymology

Compound of 訴 (そ, 'to sue, appeal') and 訟 (しょう, 'lawsuit, dispute'). Both kanji carry legal connotations, and the word has been used in Japanese legal contexts for centuries.