autuação

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.tu.aˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.tʊ.aˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /aw.twaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.twaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aw.twɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: au‧tu‧a‧ção

Noun

autuação m (plural autuações)

1. act of starting a legal complaint against someone
2. act by which the court clerk starts a lawsuit