诉讼 sùsòng lawsuit
How to remember 诉讼: 诉 tell + 讼 to accuse = lawsuit.
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How it is used
- A lawsuit / legal proceedings - 提起诉讼 (tíqǐ sùsòng) to file a lawsuit; 民事诉讼 (mínshì sùsòng) civil litigation.
- Strictly legal/formal register. The act of suing is 起诉 (qǐsù); 诉讼 is the litigation itself.
- Pairs with 提起 (to bring) and appears in 诉讼法 (procedural law).