tạp tụng
Definition
- Noun:
- Minor lawsuits / Petty litigation: Refers to trivial, insignificant, or nuisance legal cases and disputes. These are often considered bothersome or of little importance within the judicial system.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tòa án không nên tốn thời gian cho những vụ tạp tụng. (The court should not waste time on minor lawsuits.)
- Ông ấy thường xuyên kiện tụng vì những chuyện nhỏ nhặt, toàn là tạp tụng. (He frequently sues over trivial matters; it's all petty litigation.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and carries a slightly pejorative connotation, implying that the lawsuits are frivolous or a waste of judicial resources.
Variants and Related Words
- Kiện tụng (n): litigation, lawsuits (a general, neutral term).
- Vụ kiện (n): a case, a lawsuit.
Synonyms
- Frivolous lawsuits
- Nuisance suits
- Petty legal disputes
Related Idioms
- : (Literally: to tear one's shirt to show the back). This idiom means to air dirty laundry in public or to bring minor, private disputes into the open, which can relate to the concept of .