訴そ訟しょう沙ざ汰た

noun

lawsuit; court case; legal dispute

Refers to a matter that has escalated to a lawsuit or could become one. Often used in expressions like 訴訟沙汰になる (to end up in court).

See also: 裁判沙汰

• 隣りん人じんとのトラブルが訴そ訟しょう沙汰ざたになった。

  The trouble with the neighbor ended up in a lawsuit.

• こんな小ちいさなことで訴そ訟しょう沙汰ざたは避さけたい。

  I want to avoid a court case over such a small matter.