accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to
訴 centers on formally bringing a grievance to an authority: accusing someone, suing, or appealing for redress. The sense of complaining of pain extends this to voicing personal suffering.
訴 combines 言 (speech) with 斥, which likely contributes the sound and carries a sense of pushing away or rejecting, fitting the idea of formally lodging a complaint or accusation.
Words (言) that push back (斥) against someone: imagine filing a formal complaint where your speech rejects the other party's actions.
For ソ, picture a lawsuit where you sew up your case with strong words: sew -> ソ, and your accusation stitches the facts together.
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
lawsuit; complaint
prosecution; indictment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
accusation; complaint; charge; suit; legal action; legal proceedings
presenting a case; suing
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
prosecution; indictment
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
loss of a (legal) case
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
direct appeal; direct petition
appeal (in court)
charge; count
counteraction; counterclaim
(public) prosecution; indictment; accusation
complaint (of pain, suffering, etc.); appeal
Code of Criminal Procedure
civil action; civil suit; civil proceedings