Action/Litigation/Suit
Proceedings/Procedure
上述单词均有“诉讼”的含义。
action,litigation和 proceedings都为一般术语,可指各种诉讼案件。但action则逐渐演变,现在多用于指民事诉讼了,因而有 action is a mode of proceeding的说法。如果要表示刑事诉讼,多应在action前面加criminal予以区分。litigation 除了指诉讼之外,还有诉讼程序的含义,如 Civil Litigation便为《民事诉讼程序》,是一本有关英国民事诉讼程序的专著。suit是 lawsuit的简略形式,主要用于指民事诉讼。传统上,action和suit之间的差异在于 action指普通法法院的诉讼,其程序到法院判决( judgment)即终止;而suit则为衡平法法院的用语,其程序包括判决和执行( judgment and execution)的。在美国,这两个单词的差异因衡平法法院和普通法法院的合并已经不再存在。procedure主要是指诉讼程序,如 criminal procedure code(刑事诉讼法典)等。
01
Action
n.
1、诉讼(可指民事或刑事诉讼),行动,行为。
2、起诉,提起诉讼的。
相关词汇:
Action agency诉讼代办所
Action agenda(议会等对议案的)审议表决日程表
Action of conversion对侵占行为的遗产提起的诉讼
英文释义:
1. The process of doing something; conductor behavior.
2. A thing done.
3. Patents.
——Black’s Law Dictionary
02
Litigation
n.
1、诉讼(尤指在普通法法院即 court of law争辩的案件,是为实现法定权利或维持某种法律救济而实施的种民事法律行为,为普通法上的诉讼即 legal action)。
2、诉讼程序。
相关词汇:
Litigation administrator诉讼事务管理人
Litigation bond诉讼保证
Litigation costs胜诉费
英文释义:
1. The process of carrying on a lawsuit.
2. A lawsuit itself.
——Black’s Law Dictionary
03
Suit
n.
(普通法法院提起的)诉讼(一般指民事诉讼),申诉,起诉,控告,案件,请(恳)求,求婚。
相关词汇:
Suit money诉讼费用
Suit papers诉讼文件
Suit between corporations公司之间的诉讼
Suit for contract关于合同(或契约)的诉讼
英文释义:
Any proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law.
——Black’s Law Dictionary
04
Proceedings
n.
行动,经过,处置,(诉讼)程序
相关词汇:
Proceedings for nuisance排除妨害的诉讼
Proceedings for trespass 排除侵犯行为的诉讼
Proceedings in persona对人诉讼
Proceedings in rem对物诉讼
英文释义:
1. The regular and orderly progression of a lawsuit including all acts and events between the time of commencement and the entry of judgment.
2. An procedural means for seeking redress from a tribunal or agency.
3. An act or step that is part of a larger action.
4. The business conducted by a court or other official body; a hearing.
5. Bankruptcy. A particular dispute or matter arising within a pending case.
——Black’s Law Dictionary
05
Procedure
n.
程序,手续,程序规则,诉讼规则
相关词汇:
Procedure for appeal上诉程序
Procedure of attachment拘留程序
英文释义:
1. A specific method or course of action.
2. The judicial rule or manner for carrying on a civil lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
——Black’s Law Dictionary
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