legal action

legal action
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legal action UK US noun [C or U] (also legal proceedings [plural])
► LAW the process of using lawyers, courts of law, etc. to solve disagreements, or an occasion when this happens: legal action against sb »

There will be no legal action against the healthcare trust.

 threaten (sb with) legal action »

Employers who hire illegal immigrants are being threatened with legal action.

 take legal action (against sb/sth) »

Lenders do not generally take legal action until the borrower is three months in arrears.

 begin/launch/bring legal action (against sb/sth) »

The European Commission launched legal action against two member states.

 face legal action »

Several leading national newspapers now face legal actions for libel.

 the threat/prospect of legal action »

The threat of legal action is the latest twist in an increasingly bitter dispute between management and unions.

 have grounds for legal action »

Lawyers say the company probably has grounds for legal action under the Trades Description Act.

 costly/further/possible legal action »

He declined to comment on the situation further because of possible legal actions.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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