file/bring (a) suit
idiom
: to start legal proceedings to settle a disagreement or problem between people or organizations
He filed/brought (a) suit against her.
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Early in the day, the American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward file suit in federal court in Washington against the Trump administration.
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George Petras, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Theoretically, a competing business that is paying higher tariffs for the same product could also file a suit.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Months later, he is arrested in New York and refused bail as hundreds of victims file suit alleging everything from rape to trafficking.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Lydia Harris was forced to file suit against Knight, revealing the actual origin story of Death Row Records’ and the hitherto unknown players involved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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George Petras, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Theoretically, a competing business that is paying higher tariffs for the same product could also file a suit.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Months later, he is arrested in New York and refused bail as hundreds of victims file suit alleging everything from rape to trafficking.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Eventually, Lydia Harris was forced to file suit against Knight, revealing the actual origin story of Death Row Records’ and the hitherto unknown players involved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for file/bring (a) suit
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“File/bring (a) suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%2Fbring%20%28a%29%20suit. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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