take legal action

idiom

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

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Bonta is one of more than a dozen Democratic attorneys general who vowed a day earlier to take legal action. Jason Green, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025 Bowman told the Observer he was moved to take legal action after learning more about the health impacts of discrimination and seeing news reports of others filing similar cases. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025 Other offenders were still being identified and the police will also take legal action against them, acting Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo told a parliament judiciary committee. Reuters, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2025 According to FindLaw, property owners can take legal action if an animal or another person's actions cause damage, but the extent of liability depends on local laws. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take legal action

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