日本語道場
Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2
N2
Compounds
(public) prosecution, indictment, accusation
appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
accusation, complaint, charge, suit
winning a (legal) case, victory (in a legal case)
Example sentences
I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?
Your only remedy is to go to the law.
Don't resort to violence.
The defendant appealed against the sentence without hesitation.
The defendant will appeal to a higher court.
Also as they are in an intimate relationship they are in a situation where it is easy for them to suffer from violence and difficult for them to bring complaints about that to court.
A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.
She accused me of stealing her money.