legal action

noun

: a process to have a court of law settle an argument

He plans on taking legal action against the company.

Examples of legal action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The legal action recently received class-action status after more than 60 other lawsuits were filed against the Bureau of Prisons. —Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024

Why would Momofuku pursue this kind of legal action against smaller companies, especially for a trademark of a condiment that is very popular? —Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2024

But beyond the threat of legal action, the president faces steep obstacles just because of the calendar. —Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024

Officials did not provide the specific laws preventing them from searching the property before April 7 because of pending legal action, according to the humane society. —Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024

The label did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on potential legal action. —Dhruv Tikekar, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024

The city’s Police Department threatened legal action for the chaos. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024

The National Center for Law & Policy, a Christian conservative nonprofit law firm based in Escondido, sent the school district a cease and desist letter last week, threatening legal action if the schools do not discontinue the clubs. —Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024

Blichfeldt Andersen says Praxis is considering legal action against OpenAI if conditions on the GPT Store do not improve. —Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024