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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprocès
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pro-sɛ
"Ils ont intenté un procès contre l'entreprise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.
"The company faces a major lawsuit over alleged patent infringement." - 2
The process of bringing an action in a court to enforce a right or seek a remedy.
"They decided to drop the lawsuit after reaching an out-of-court settlement."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English words 'law' (from Old Norse lög) and 'suit' (from Old French suite, meaning a following or pursuing of a legal claim). It emerged in the late Middle Ages to describe the formal process of pursuing a claim or resolving a dispute through a court of law.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lawsuit" is said worldwide
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procès
Transliteration: pro-sɛ
"Ils ont intenté un procès contre l'entreprise."
Klage
Transliteration: ˈklaːɡə
"Das Gericht wies die Klage ab."
causa
Transliteration: ˈkau̯.za
"Hanno intentato una causa legale."
demanda
Transliteration: deˈmanda
"Presentaron una demanda contra el fabricante."
processo
Transliteration: pruˈsesu
"Eles abriram um processo judicial."
मुकदमा
Transliteration: mukadmā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कंपनी के खिलाफ एक बड़ा मुकदमा दायर किया गया है।"
诉讼
Transliteration: sùsòng
Script: 中文汉字
"他们决定通过诉讼来解决纠纷。"
소송
Transliteration: sosong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 회사를 상대로 소송을 제기했다."
訴訟
Transliteration: soshō
Script: 日本語
"会社は巨額の訴訟に直面しています。"
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