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Chinese term or phrase:
起诉状
English translation:
pleading; complaint
Mar 19, 2002 20:31
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Chinese term
起 诉 状
Chinese to English
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5 +1 | pleading; complaint | Raymond Chu |
4 | 起 诉 状 = indictment | Kevin Yang |
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pleading; complaint
In civil litigations, the proper words are "pleading" and "complaint." See following definitions in Black's Law Dictionary:
Pleadings: The formal allegation by the parties to a lawsuit of their respective claims and defenses...
Complaint: The original or initial pleading by which an action is commenced under codes or Rules of Civil Procedure.
Indictment: A formal written accusation originating with a prosecutor and issued by a grand jury against a party charged with a crime.
Therefore, the word "indictment" can only be used to denote a 起訴狀 in a criminal case, rather than in civil actions.
Pleadings: The formal allegation by the parties to a lawsuit of their respective claims and defenses...
Complaint: The original or initial pleading by which an action is commenced under codes or Rules of Civil Procedure.
Indictment: A formal written accusation originating with a prosecutor and issued by a grand jury against a party charged with a crime.
Therefore, the word "indictment" can only be used to denote a 起訴狀 in a criminal case, rather than in civil actions.
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起 诉 状 = indictment
起 诉 状 = indictment; bill of complaint
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