訴える — meaning in English

English meaning

• appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
• complain verb To express dissatisfaction, annoyance, or pain about something.
• sue verb To take legal action against someone, typically in a civil (non-criminal) case.

Senses

訴える is used for these senses in English:

• appeal (intransitive) To call upon a person or an authority to corroborate a statement, to decide a controverted question, or to vindicate one's rights; to entreat, to invoke.
• complain (intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
• sue (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

appeal — full definition

1. noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
2. noun A serious or urgent request for help, support, or something desired.
3. noun The quality of being attractive or interesting.
4. verb To formally request that a higher court review a decision.
5. verb To be attractive or interesting to someone.

complain — full definition

1. verb To express dissatisfaction, annoyance, or pain about something.
2. verb To make a formal report or accusation, especially to an authority.

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