控诉书

控訴書

kòngsùshū

noun #37,135

Measure Word

一份控诉书 fèn

Meanings

1 written denunciation
2 bill of indictment
3 statement of accusation

Characters

to accuse / control

document / book

Examples

受害者写了一份控诉书。

Shòuhàizhě xiě le yī fèn kòngsùshū.

The victim wrote a written denunciation.

检察官宣读了控诉书。

Jiǎncháguān xuāndú le kòngsùshū.

The prosecutor read out the indictment.

Tips

culture

Strongly associated with mass political campaigns of the 1950s-60s, when individuals read 控诉书 aloud at struggle sessions. Today the word survives mainly in legal contexts and historical writing.

Stroke Order

控 kòng

诉 sù

书 shū