Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sue, to take legal action, to bring a lawsuit: The primary meaning of "thưa kiện" is to formally initiate a legal case or proceedings against someone in a court of law or a competent authority to resolve a dispute or seek a legal remedy.
   • To file a complaint, to lodge a legal complaint: It refers to the act of submitting an official legal complaint to the appropriate judicial body.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công ty quyết định thưa kiện đối tác vì vi phạm hợp đồng. (The company decided to sue its partner for breach of contract.)
  • Bà ấy thưa kiện ra tòa để đòi quyền nuôi con. (She took legal action in court to demand child custody.)
  • Người tiêu dùng có thể thưa kiện nếu mua phải hàng giả. (Consumers can file a complaint if they buy counterfeit goods.)

Advanced Usage

• "thưa kiện ra tòa": to sue in court, to take someone to court.
  • Họ đã thưa kiện ra tòa sau khi hòa giải thất bại. (They took the matter to court after mediation failed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiện (v): to sue, to prosecute. Often used interchangeably with "thưa kiện," but can be slightly more direct.
  • Cổ đông kiện hội đồng quản trị. (The shareholder sued the board of directors.)
• Khởi kiện (v): to institute legal proceedings, to initiate a lawsuit. A formal legal term for starting a case.
  • Thời hiệu khởi kiện là 02 năm. (The statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit is 02 years.)

Synonyms

• To sue: To institute legal proceedings against someone.
• To take legal action: To use the law or courts to deal with a problem.
• To file a lawsuit: To formally begin a case in a court of law.
• To lodge a complaint: To make a formal statement of grievance to an authority.

Related Idioms

• Đâm đơn kiện: to file a petition/lawsuit (emphasizes the submission of the legal document).
  • Bên bị thiệt hại đã đâm đơn kiện bồi thường. (The aggrieved party filed a lawsuit for compensation.)

verb

1. to bring to legal proceedings