sòng

litigation

speech (讠) + public sound (公) = litigation

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: litigation is fundamentally about making arguments before others. 公 mainly provides the sound sòng; the idea of bringing words into the open aligns neatly with a public dispute.

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他们两家因为土地问题走上了诉之路。

tā men liǎng jiā yīn wèi tǔ dì wèn tí zǒu shàng le sù sòng zhī lù 。

the two families ended up on the path of litigation over a land dispute.

这场诉持续了好几年,双方都很疲惫。

zhè chǎng sù sòng chí xù le hǎo jǐ nián , shuāng fāng dōu hěn pí bèi 。

this litigation dragged on for several years, and both sides were exhausted.

Words with 讼

酗讼

xù sòng

to be drunk and rowdy

集体诉讼

jí tǐ sù sòng

(law) class action

刑事诉讼法

xíng shì sù sòng fǎ

criminal procedure

包揽词讼

bāo lǎn cí sòng

to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery

在诉讼期间

zài sù sòng qī jiān

pendente lite

词讼

cí sòng

lawsuit

民事诉讼

mín shì sù sòng

common plea

涉讼

shè sòng

to be involved in a lawsuit

争讼

zhēng sòng

dispute involving litigation

聚讼纷纭

jù sòng fēn yún

(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom)

听讼

tīng sòng

to hear litigation (in a law court)

讼案

sòng àn

lawsuit

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