公了

Traditional form:

公了

Pinyin (reading):

gōngliǎo

Definitions:

• to settle in court (opposite: 私了 (sīliǎo))

Characters:

• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action

Traditional characters:

• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action