Keyword
sue
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1221
Readings
そ
(15%)
Composed of
say
reject
Used in vocabulary (128 in total)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
lawsuit; complaint
to make an appeal; to urge
prosecution; indictment
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
nonprosecution; nonindictment
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
presenting a case; suing
direct appeal; direct petition
prosecution; indictment; impeachment
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
to lodge a complaint
loss of a (legal) case
(written) indictment
class action; class-action suit; class-action lawsuit
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
indictment without arrest; house arrest; prosecution without physical restraint
appeal (in court)
summary indictment; information (lodged, etc.)
suspension of indictment; leaving charge on the file
appeal; complaint
supplementary indictment
non-prosecution; decision not to prosecute; dropping of charges; disposition not to prosecute
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings
criminal prosecution; criminal indictment
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
appeals court; appellate court
mandatory indictment; indictment by a lay prosecution committee
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
administrative litigation (action)
direct petition
false charges; slander
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
to make an appeal; to urge
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
(public) prosecution; indictment; accusation
tip-off; informing secretly; reporting secretly
complaint (of pain, suffering, etc.); appeal
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
legal proceedings; legal procedures; legal process
acquittal; dismissal (of a case)
imploring with tears in one's eyes
facts constituting the offense charged; facts charged
appellate court; court of appeal
lawsuit; (legal) case
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
legal proceedings; legal procedures; legal process
to appeal to one's reason
chief complaint
petition; appeal
general malaise; unidentified complaint; all-round poor physical condition
record (of legal proceedings in a court)
plea; entreaty; supplication
trial management (e.g. by the court)
criminal action; Code of Criminal Procedure
charge; count
original suit; main lawsuit; main action
complainant; plaintiff
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
Code of Criminal Procedure
dismissal of an intermediate appeal
customer appeal; the power to appeal to customers
bypassing normal legal procedures and making a direct appeal to a top official (Edo period)
supplementary suit; supplementary indictment
counteraction; counterclaim
access to courts; bringing an action
private prosecution; civil suit
litigant; plaintiff; suitor
grumbling or mumbling to oneself
grounds for an appeal
plea; entreaty; supplication
lawsuit undertaken without legal representation; pro se lawsuit
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
right of appeal
act of litigation; act of procedure
right to take legal action; right to take action
pendency; pending litigation; pendente lite
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
bypassing normal legal procedures and making a direct appeal to a top official (Edo period)
pendency; pending litigation; pendente lite
procedural law (as opposed to substantive law)
to accuse; to rise up in judgment against (judgement)
petition of appeal
term in which an appeal may be filed
countersuit
public prosecutor's appeal
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
litigation related to personal status (e.g. divorce actions)
Personal Status Actions Procedure Law (e.g. divorce actions)
Japanese lawsuit involving cases where hospitalized patients contracted Creutzfeld-Jakob disease from infected transplants
(the) prosecution
test case
amount in controversy
excessive or unreasonable legal action; vexatious litigation
excessive or unreasonable legal action; vexatious litigation
person reporting to have symptoms (of a disease, etc.)
party not named in (this) court case; non-party; person outside a suit
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings; (Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
principle of discretionary prosecution (the right of a public prosecutor to exercise discretion in cancelling prosecution); principle of opportunity
principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)
prosecution rate
Examples (57 in total)
I will sue you.
He appealed to our emotions.
He tried to appeal.