- to confront sb with accusation
- written charge in court (in former times)
- to take sb to court
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to confront sb with accusation
- written charge in court (in former times)
- to take sb to court
This meaning implies a situation where someone is directly addressing another person to face their accusations or claims, often in a legal or formal context.
She decided to confront his misconduct.
This meaning refers to a formal accusation or charge that was filed in a court of law, particularly in historical contexts.
Ancient courts required a written charge as a formal prosecution document.
The legal procedures at that time required the trial to be conducted based on the written charges.
This meaning suggests the act of initiating legal proceedings against someone, typically involving a lawsuit or claim in a court setting.
Generated collocations (experimental)
duì bù gōng táng对簿公堂to confront someone in courtzài在fǎ tíng法庭duì bù对簿to face charges in courtduì bù对簿chéng呈sù诉to bring a suit against someoneduì bù对簿shěn lǐ审理to have a case heard in courtfǎ tíng法庭duì bù对簿court confrontationduì对bù簿zhēng争biàn辩to argue in courtduì对bù簿zhì zhèng质证to testify in courtzài cì再次duì bù对簿to confront again in courtduì bù对簿gào zhuàng告状to lodge a complaint in courtyú与duì fāng对方duì bù对簿to confront the other party in courtgōng kāi公开duì bù对簿to publicly confront in courtzhèng yì正义duì bù对簿justice confronted in court