제소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 提訴, from 提 (“to put forward”) + 訴 (“lawsuit”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞sʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [제소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeso
McCune–Reischauer?	cheso
Yale Romanization?	ceyso

Noun

제소 • (jeso) (hanja 提訴)

1. (law) filing (a civil case)

Usage notes

This word is only used for civil cases. For criminal cases, 기소(起訴) (giso, “indictment”) and 고소(告訴) (goso, “complaint”) are used instead.