Definition

1. Noun:

   • Bale; parcel; package: A large bundle or package of goods, often tightly wrapped or bound for storage or transport.
   • Case (in a legal context): Refers to the lawsuit itself or the legal matter being brought before a court.

2. Verb:

   • To sue; to litigate; to take legal action: To bring a dispute or complaint against someone to a court of law for a legal decision.
   • To file a lawsuit: The act of formally starting a legal proceeding.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Kho hàng chứa hàng chục kiện hàng. (The warehouse contains dozens of bales of goods.)
  • Vụ kiện đó rất phức tạp. (That lawsuit is very complicated.)

• Verb:

  • Công ty quyết định kiện đối thủ vì vi phạm bản quyền. (The company decided to sue its competitor for copyright infringement.)
  • Họ đang chuẩn bị kiện ra tòa. (They are preparing to file a lawsuit in court.)

Advanced Usage

• "Kiện tụng": Litigation; the process of taking legal action.

  • Kiện tụng kéo dài có thể tốn kém. (Prolonged litigation can be expensive.)

• "Kiện cáo": To make a complaint or accusation, often with a connotation of frequent or petty legal disputes.

  • Hai gia đình láng giềng suốt ngày kiện cáo nhau. (The two neighboring families are always filing complaints against each other.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bưu kiện (n): Postal parcel; a package sent by mail.

  • Tôi vừa nhận được một bưu kiện từ nước ngoài. (I just received a postal parcel from abroad.)

• Hàng kiện (n): Goods packed in bales or packages.

  • Hàng kiện được xếp gọn trong container. (The baled goods are neatly stacked in the container.)

• Nguyên kiện (n): The original, unopened package or bale.

  • Vui lòng giữ nguyên kiện hàng cho đến khi kiểm tra. (Please keep the package in its original, unopened state until inspection.)

Synonyms

• Noun (Package): Bundle, pack, load.
• Noun (Lawsuit): Case, legal suit, proceeding.
• Verb (To sue): Litigate, prosecute, take to court.

Related Idioms

• Kiện như tương: To sue relentlessly or over trivial matters (literally: to sue like fermented soybean paste, implying it's a messy, common affair).

  • Ở vùng quê, người ta hay kiện nhau như tương. (In the countryside, people often sue each other over the smallest things.)

• Ăn kiện: To live off lawsuit winnings or to be professionally involved in litigation.

  • Ông ấy chuyên ăn kiện, không làm nghề gì cả. (He makes a living off lawsuits and doesn't have any other profession.)

noun

1. bale; parcel; package
   • bưu kiện
     pariel post

verb

1. to sue; to enter; to institute
   • kiện về tội phỉ báng
     to sue for libel