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.

Examples of file/initiate a lawsuit in a Sentence

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His mother, Megan Garcia, is also a lawyer and one of the first parents to file a lawsuit against an AI company alleging product liability and negligence, among other claims. — Varsha Bansal, Wired News, 19 Mar. 2026

Creditors generally have three years from the date of the last credit card payment or account activity to file a lawsuit to collect the unpaid balance. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026

Failure to file a lawsuit results in automatic release of the information. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

There is always a chance that individual state attorney generals might seek to file a lawsuit to block the merger. — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 22 Feb. 2026