訴え|うったえuttae[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- nounlawsuit; complaintこの訴えを退けたくはない。↗I do not want to reject this claim.
- Synonym訴訟そしょうFormalA legal term for the litigation process, as in 「民事訴訟」. More formal than 「訴え」.
- Related裁判さいばんNeutralA court trial, as in 「裁判を起こす」. Focuses on the trial process in court, while 「訴え」 is the complaint the party brings.
- Antonym沈黙ちんもくNeutralSilence, saying nothing. Stands opposite to 「訴え」 in the sense of not voicing a grievance.
Use 「訴え」 for bringing a lawsuit or voicing a grievance, as in 「訴えを起こす」 and 「心の訴え」. For the legal proceedings say 「訴訟」, for the trial 「裁判」; the opposite is 「沈黙」.
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