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民事诉讼

民事訴訟
mínshìsùsòng
noun

Measure Word

一起民事诉讼 qǐ

Meanings

  1. 1 civil lawsuit
  2. 2 civil litigation (as opposed to criminal)

Examples

他对邻居提起了民事诉讼。
Tā duì línjū tíqǐle mínshì sùsòng.
He filed a civil suit against his neighbor.
民事诉讼法是基本法律之一。
Mínshì sùsòngfǎ shì jīběn fǎlǜ zhī yī.
The Civil Procedure Law is one of the fundamental statutes.

Tips

usage
Contrasts with 刑事诉讼 (criminal proceedings) and 行政诉讼 (administrative litigation). 民事 = "civil matters", 诉讼 = "litigation".

Stroke Order

民 mín
事 shì
诉 sù
讼 sòng