败诉

敗訴

bàisù

verb #20,155

Meanings

1 to lose a lawsuit
2 to lose a court case

Characters

to lose, to be defeated

to sue, lawsuit

Examples

原告在这场诉讼中败诉了。

Yuángào zài zhè chǎng sùsòng zhōng bàisù le.

The plaintiff lost the lawsuit.

公司担心会败诉，于是选择庭外和解。

Gōngsī dānxīn huì bàisù, yúshì xuǎnzé tíng wài héjiě.

The company feared losing in court and chose to settle out of court.

Tips

usage

败诉 is the opposite of 胜诉 (shèngsù), which means to win a lawsuit. Both are formal legal terms used in written and spoken contexts about court proceedings.

Stroke Order

败 bài

诉 sù