粵

起hei2訴sou3

simp起诉
hei2 sou3qǐ sù

English

  1. to sue
  2. to bring a lawsuit against
  3. to prosecute
  4. to prosecute; to take a legal action against somebody

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種法律程序,對懷疑犯法嘅人提出指控

Examples

  • 洛杉磯一間教堂決定起訴一個無家可歸嘅男人,因為佢喺教堂嘅曲奇櫃度偷咗幾個曲奇。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 呢句說話啟發咗一個年幼嘅小朋友,想將蟲放喺父母張床度,令到呢串無辜嘅字嘅作者被起訴。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 警察起诉他盗窃。

    The police accused him of theft.

    Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

  • 你應該起訴湯姆。

    You should sue Tom.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 他以綁架罪被起訴。

    He is accused of kidnapping.

    Tatoeba · cienias CC BY

  • 我哋唔排除會向佢提出起訴。

    We do not rule out the possibility of bringing proceedings against him.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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