JLPT N1
告訴
Filing a criminal complaint; pressing charges
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Other forms
告訴する suru verb form
告愬 rarely used kanji
Noun, Suru verb
Pressing Charges / Filing a Criminal Complaint
A formal legal procedure where a victim reports a crime to authorities and explicitly demands the punishment of the offender.
Example
彼女 は 名誉毀損 で その 雑誌社 を 告訴 する こと に 決め た 。
She decided to press charges against that magazine company for defamation.
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