勝訴（しょうそ、shouso）
- victory in court

The Japanese word 勝訴 勝訴 means "victory in a lawsuit," "winning a case," or "to win a lawsuit." It signifies the successful outcome of a legal proceeding where the plaintiff (or the person bringing the lawsuit) or the defendant (the person being sued) prevails. It indicates that the court has ruled in their favor. 勝訴 implies that the party has been legally vindicated, and they have won their case.

⚫︎裁判で原告が勝訴した。 Translation: The plaintiff won the case in court. ⚫︎弁護士は勝訴のために全力を尽くした。 Translation: The lawyer put all their effort into winning the case. ⚫︎その会社は長年の訴訟の末に勝訴した。 Translation: That company won after many years of litigation.

You use 勝訴 勝訴 when discussing the outcome of a legal battle. It's used to describe the winning of a court case, a trial, or any legal action. It's appropriate in formal and informal contexts where the legal outcome is being discussed. The context is always a legal or judicial one.

勝訴 is written in kanji. The reading is しょうそ in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana (hiragana suffixes) does not have any variations. The word is always 勝訴.

There aren't any exact one-word synonyms for 勝訴, but you could use phrases with similar meanings, such as: ⚫︎ 勝つ(katsu) - to win ⚫︎ 勝利(shōri) - victory ⚫︎ 和解(wakai) - settlement (if the case ended with a settlement in their favor)

The antonym of 勝訴 is 敗訴 (haiso), which means "losing a lawsuit" or "losing a case."

その弁護士は、クライアントを勝訴に導いた。 ・Translation: That lawyer led their client to victory in the lawsuit. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a lawyer's achievement, emphasizing that their client won the case.

被告は勝訴を得て、長年の苦しみが報われた。 ・Translation: The defendant won the case, and their suffering for many years was rewarded. ・Explanation: This sentence highlights the relief and satisfaction of the defendant after winning a court case.

The word 勝訴 is composed of two kanji: 勝 (shō), meaning "victory" or "win," and 訴 (so), meaning "to sue" or "lawsuit." Therefore, 勝訴 literally means "victory in a lawsuit."