SINCE 1828
file/initiate a lawsuit
idiomDefinition of file/initiate a lawsuit
: 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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