告訴・告愬|こくそkokuso[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, lawaccusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 告訴する(こくそする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 告訴します(こくそします) |
| Negative (nai) | 告訴しない(こくそしない) |
| polite (masen) | 告訴しません(こくそしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 告訴せず・告訴せぬ(こくそせず・こくそせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 告訴した(こくそした) |
| polite (mashita) | 告訴しました(こくそしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 告訴しなかった(こくそしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 告訴しませんでした(こくそしませんでした) |
| Te form | 告訴して(こくそして) |
| Potential | 告訴できる(こくそできる) |
| Passive | 告訴される(こくそされる) |
| Causative | 告訴させる(こくそさせる) |
| Causative passive | 告訴させられる(こくそさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 告訴すれば(こくそすれば) |
| tara | 告訴したら(こくそしたら) |
| Volitional | 告訴しよう(こくそしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 告訴しましょう(こくそしましょう) |
| Imperative | 告訴しろ(こくそしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym告発こくはつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A third party reports a crime to investigators or exposes wrongdoing; 「告訴」 is filed by the victim or other qualified parties.
- Related起訴きそFormalFormal. The prosecutor brings a case before the court; 「告訴」 is filed by the victim.
- Related公訴こうそFormalFormal. In law, the criminal prosecution brought by the state; 「告訴」 is the victim's complaint.
- Related訴えるうったえるNeutralA neutral verb: to sue, or to appeal to feelings and complain; 「告訴」 is a legal term.
- Related問罪もんざいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Holding someone to account for their guilt; 「告訴」 is a legal procedure.
Use 「告訴」 when a crime victim demands prosecution of the offender. Third parties report crimes with 「告発」; prosecutors file 「起訴」 in court. Colloquially, to sue or complain, use 「訴える」.
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