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国際ビジネス、渉外法務に役立つ実務表現 lawsuit 【意味】 (民事)訴訟，(法的)訴え 【参考】 ▷ 単に“suit”ともいう。 ▷ a civil legal action by one person or entity (the plaintiff) against another person or entity (the defendant), to be decided in a court, sometimes just called a "suit." 【用例】 ▷ a lawsuit over ~ →～をめぐる訴え ▷ file[bring] a lawsuit against A for ~ →～を理由にA(人・会社)を訴える，～のことでAに対して訴訟を提起する ▷ seek damages in a lawsuit →民事訴訟で損害賠償金を求める ▷ drop a lawsuit →訴えを取り下げる ▷ dismiss a lawsuit →訴えを却下する ▷ win/lose a lawsuit →勝訴/敗訴する ▷ settle a lawsuit →和解する