| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 不起訴 | ふきそ | nonprosecution or indictment |
| 刑事訴訟 | けいじそしょう | criminal action |
| 勝訴 | しょうそ | winning a lawsuit |
| 告訴 | こくそ | accusation, complaint, charge, legal action |
| 壁訴訟 | かべそしょう, かべぞしょう | grumbling or mumbling to oneself |
| 愁訴 | しゅうそ | complaint |
| 控訴 | こうそ | koso appeal (initial appeal to a higher court) |
| 提訴 | ていそ | presenting a case, suing |
| 敗訴 | はいそ | loss of a court-case |
| 民事訴訟 | みんじそしょう | civil action, civil suit, civil proceedings |
| 民事訴訟法 | みんじそしょうほう | (Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926) |
| 行政訴訟 | ぎょうせいそしょう | administrative litigation (action) |
| 訴え | うったえ | lawsuit, complaint |
| 訴状 | そじょう | petition, complaint, (legal) brief |
| 訴訟 | そしょう | litigation, lawsuit |
| 訴訟事件 | そしょうじけん | lawsuit, (legal) case |
| 訴訟費用 | そしょうひよう | (lawsuit) costs |
| 起訴 | きそ | prosecution, indictment |
| 起訴猶予 | きそゆうよ | suspension of indictment, leaving charge on the file |
| 離婚訴訟 | りこんそしょう | divorce suit, divorce proceedings |