pozywa

Pozywa is the present-tense, third-person singular form of the Polish verb pozywać, meaning to sue or to bring a legal action against someone. In Polish, pozywać kogoś translates to initiating litigation by filing a claim in a court. The form pozywa corresponds to “he/she sues.” It is used in legal language, journalism, and court decisions to describe someone initiating a civil action against another party.

In typical usage, the act of suing is part of civil procedure and is often described with related terms such as pozew (the lawsuit document or claim), powód (plaintiff), and pozwany (defendant). The common expression is pozyczać kogoś do sądu, or more concisely, pozywać do sądu. The verb forms a set with other tenses and persons (pozywałem/pozywałałem in the past; będę pozywać in the future).

The legal context distinguishes between the act of suing and the broader process of civil litigation. The substantive goal of a action described by pozywa can include claims for monetary damages, injunctions, or other remedies available under Polish law. The action is governed by procedural rules in the Code of Civil Procedure (Kodeks postępowania cywilnego), which regulate filing, service of process, and the conduct of the case in court.

See also: pozew, powód, pozwany, pozwanie, sąd, postępowanie cywilne.