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息讼

Word · VerbTraditional息訟

stop litigation; drop a lawsuit

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to cease litigation; to drop a lawsuit; to withdraw from legal proceedings

formal

A formal legal term describing the voluntary cessation of a lawsuit, usually following a settlement or agreement between parties.

Zhǐ只
yào要
tā他
néng能
dā答
yìng应
tí提
chū出
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
 ,
wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
xī息
sòng讼
 。

As long as he agrees to the proposed conditions, I can drop the lawsuit.

Shuāng双
fāng方
dá达
chéng成
hé和
jié解
xié协
yì议
hòu后
 ,
yuán原
gào告
jué决
dìng定
xī息
sòng讼
 。

After both parties reached a settlement agreement, the plaintiff decided to cease litigation.

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Bèi被
gào告
péi赔
cháng偿
le了
jīng经
jì济
sǔn损
shī失
 ,
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
tóng同
yì意
xī息
sòng讼
 。

The defendant compensated for the economic losses, and the victim agreed to withdraw the suit.