Querella

poli	August 17, 2009 06:57 AM

Querella

Is this term used for lawsuit?

María José

August 17, 2009 07:15 AM

I did think so, but the dictionary says 'private prosecution'. Is that different?
It can also mean dispute.

poli	August 17, 2009 07:37 AM

Thanks María. I always thought it meant fight or quarrel, but now I see that there us a fine difference. There's something more formal about the word querella.

AngelicaDeAlquezar

August 17, 2009 09:46 AM

Querella o pleito, en sentido judicial, es una demanda en contra de una persona, grupo de personas o una institución, para que un juez decida quién tiene la razón cuando se pelea por propiedades, títulos, obligaciones, etc.

CrOtALiTo

August 17, 2009 11:25 AM

Also there's another way in the term judicial.

Litigar.
Here the lawyers use that word in the ambit judicial.

sosia

August 18, 2009 01:18 AM

here it's very common, for people who are always in the media, to insult each other and saying "te voy a poner una querella" (I'm going to put a prosecution in the court)

Saludos :D

chileno

August 18, 2009 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 46524)

Thanks María. I always thought it meant fight or quarrel, but now I see that there us a fine difference. There's something more formal about the word querella.

People sometimes use it to mean a fight or dispute outside court, but it is wrong to use it like that.

pelea = rencilla :)

CrOtALiTo

August 18, 2009 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sosia (Post 46572)

here it's very common, for people who are always in the media, to insult each other and saying "te voy a poner una querella" (I'm going to put a prosecution in the court)

Saludos :D

Therefore, it's took as an Litigamiento.

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