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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

起诉 [qǐsù]
  1. 1. verb sue
    向法院起诉
    take a case to court

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

起诉 [qǐsù]
  1. 1. bring a suit (or an action) against somebody; sue; prosecute; sue
  2. 2. noun prosecution; indictment
起诉 [qǐ sù]
  1. 1. [Business] take legal action

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

起诉 [qǐsù]
  1. 1. 向法院提出诉讼
    起诉他的诈骗罪。
  2. 2. 跟"控诉"不同。"起诉"是法律行为;"控诉"的接受对象是国家有关部门、社会团体或公众,不属于司法程序,无法律意义。

Examples

撤回起诉
withdraw charges; revoke a court action
免予起诉决定书
decision to exempt from prosecution
我们之间的问题解决不了,休怪我到法院去起诉
Don't blame me for going to court since we can't settle it between us.
我们在掌握了大量第一手资料后,决定对他进行起诉
We decided to prosecute him after collecting a great deal of first-hand information.
他剽取了我的专利知识,侵犯了我的产权,我要起诉他!
He stole my patent, encroaching on my property rights, so I am going to sue him.
他因欠钱不还而被人起诉,法院判他承担还钱的民事责任。
He was indicted on the charge of not paying debts. The court judged him to bear the civil liability of clearing all debts.
起诉
检察院侦结后向法院起诉

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