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訴訟当事者 (soshoutoujisha) Japanese meaning: litigant | Kotomora

訴そ訟しょう当とう事じ者しゃ

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Meanings

1

litigant; litigator

A party to a lawsuit; a person or entity involved in litigation. Used in legal contexts.

訴そ訟しょう当とう事じ者しゃは裁さい判ばん所しょに出しゅっ頭とうしなければ

なら

ない

。

The litigant must appear in court.

Kanji

訴accusation, sue, complain of pain
訟sue, accuse
当hit, right, appropriate
事matter, thing, fact
者someone, person

Related words

原げん告こく
原告 specifically refers to the plaintiff, the party bringing the lawsuit, while 訴訟当事者 is a broader term for any party to a lawsuit, including both plaintiff and defendant.
被ひ告こく
被告 is the defendant, the party being sued. 訴訟当事者 encompasses both 原告 and 被告.

Built from

訴そ訟しょう+当とう事じ者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 訴訟 (そしょう, 'lawsuit') + 当事者 (とうじしゃ, 'party concerned').