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TOPIK 6noun

민사소송

minsasosong

민사소송이 · 민사소송을

civil lawsuit, civil action

Example

그는 이웃을 상대로 민사소송을 제기했어요.

He filed a civil lawsuit against his neighbor.

Word parts

민 civil사 matter소 sue송 dispute

Literally 'lawsuit over private-citizen matters'.

Good to know

Collocation: 소송을 제기하다 / 걸다 'to file a suit'; 소송에서 이기다 'to win a suit'.