take legal action

idiom

: to do start a lawsuit against someone : to sue someone

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Nippon Steel sharply criticized the decision in a statement on Friday, suggesting the company may take legal action. Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025 And these are basically unpunished because the college administrators, the presidents and deans, don't want to bring discredit to their campus by having a girl take legal action that would publicize the rape. Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 In its own statement, SAG-AFTRA spoke out in support of Lively following her decision to take legal action against Baldoni and his team. Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024 Shin later restored affected content and announced plans to take legal action against the label. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for take legal action 

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“Take legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20legal%20action. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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