file/initiate a lawsuit
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: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations
When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher.
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The group, which has sought to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act in cases across the country, raced to file a lawsuit on Wednesday in Federal District Court in Abilene, Texas, on behalf of two Venezuelans at the detention center.
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
California to sue Trump over tariffs California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Texas Democratic Party has also threatened to file a lawsuit.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
The resolution introduced Monday would direct the legislature’s committee on legal services to file a lawsuit on behalf of the General Assembly to challenge TABOR’s constitutionality.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
California to sue Trump over tariffs California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The Texas Democratic Party has also threatened to file a lawsuit.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
The resolution introduced Monday would direct the legislature’s committee on legal services to file a lawsuit on behalf of the General Assembly to challenge TABOR’s constitutionality.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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