legal action
noun
: a process to have a court of law settle an argument
He plans on taking legal action against the company.
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The families are also taking new legal action against 92 state Department of Public Safety officers and the school district, including former Robb Elementary School principal Mandy Gutierrez and Pete Arredondo, the school district's police chief who was fired months after the shooting.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The lawyers for the victims’ families said in a news release that the families did not want to pursue a prolonged and costly legal action against the city that could have bankrupted the local government.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The lawyers for the victims’ families said in a news release that the families did not want to pursue a prolonged and costly legal action against the city that could have bankrupted the local government.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20action. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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