LITIGATE    打官司訟

COMPETE with OTHERS USING the LAW.
LAWSUITLITIGATIONLEGAL ACTIONSUITCASEACTIONLEGAL PROCEEDINGSJUDICIAL PROCEEDINGSPROCEEDINGSLITIGATIONTRIALLEGAL DISPUTELEGAL CONTEST.LEGAL PROCEEDINGSLEGAL ACTIONLAWSUITLEGAL DISPUTELEGAL CASECASESUITPROSECUTIONINDICTMENT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for any lawsuit one person takes out against another is sòng 訟. 2. Yù 獄 typically refers specifically to a criminal lawsuit.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GOVERNMENT AND LAW 36. 訴訟。 訴，將自己所受的不平之事告訴司法部門，最早出現於漢代。 訟，對仲裁人告訴并爭辯彼此的是非曲直。 告，主動告訴他人的犯罪言行，春秋戰國時已見。 發，將他人隱蔽的犯罪言行告訴有關部門。
Modern Chinese Criteria
訴訟 詞訟 打官司 訟 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • ACCUSETo BLAME AND INTEND the PERSON BLAMED to be JUDGED AND CONDEMNED CONFORMING:in accordance with LAW.
Hypernym
  • COMPETE　INTERACT with OTHERS so as to SHOW that one is MORE EXCELLENT IN-RELATION-TO them. (anc: 13/0, child: 3)
  • INTERACT　ACT so as to CAUSE ANOTHER TO REACT. (anc: 12/0, child: 14)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 21.13

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 152

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

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    • Words (7 items)

    獄  yù OC: ŋoɡ MC: ŋi̯ok 25 Attributions

    Yù 獄 typically refers specifically to a criminal lawsuit.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 訟/LITIGATE The general word for any lawsuit of any kind is sòng 訟.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactlitigation; criminal law case; trial; criminal procedure 獄決罪定
    • viactconduct a court case; conduct a criminal law case
    訟  sòng OC: sɢloŋs MC: zi̯oŋ 19 Attributions

    The general word for any lawsuit of any kind is sòng 訟.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 獄/LITIGATE Yù 獄 typically refers specifically to a criminal lawsuit.
    • Assoc: 鬥/FIGHT Dòu 鬥, ōu 毆 and the rarer bó 搏 (ant. què 卻"withdraw from conflict") refer to physical interpersonal violence and struggle.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcivil law case; legal proposals
    • vibe engaged in litigationCH
    • vi2actengage in litigation
    • vt[oN]engage in private civil litigation; engage in litigation
    • vtoNbring to court, litigate against, specifically in a (often minor) civil dispute
    • vtoNreflexive.自take (oneself) task
    • vtpost-.VtoNlitigate against N
    • vttoN1.+N2figurativelitigate against (oneself) regarding N2
    獄訟  yù sòng OC: ŋoɡ sɢloŋs MC: ŋi̯ok zi̯oŋ 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactlitigation of all kinds
    • VPiactengage in any litigation
    訟獄  sòng yù OC: sɢloŋs ŋoɡ MC: zi̯oŋ ŋi̯ok 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiengage in any kind of litigation
    訟了  sòng liǎo OC: sɢloŋs reewʔ MC: zi̯oŋ leu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)enter into litigation with the contextually determinate person N
    折獄  zhé yù OC: kljed ŋoɡ MC: tɕiɛt ŋi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiengage in civil litigation
    坐獄  zuò yù OC: sɡoolʔ ŋoɡ MC: dzʷɑ ŋi̯ok 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words