querella

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querella
feminine noun
1charge (law) (acusación)
2dispute (discordia)

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querella [kay-rayl’-lyah]
noun
1Complaint (queja), expression of pain or grief. (f)
2A complaint before a judge against anyone. (f)
3Petition or libel exhibited to a court of justice by children, praying that the last will of their parents be set aside. (f)

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querella
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Jur) (acusación) charge; accusation; (proceso) suit; case
interponer presentar una querella contra algno to bring a lawsuit an action against sb;o
querella por difamación action for libel defamation;o
querella privada action for damages
2 (disputa) dispute
han olvidado sus viejas querellas they have set aside their old disputes; antiguas querellas familiares old family feuds
3 (anticuado) (queja) complaint

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