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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So it has been blamed as providing a effective veto to any citizen who's able to file a lawsuit.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the government has frozen $2 billion in funding for Harvard, leading the university to file a lawsuit to claw those funds back.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The book was released on Thursday and time will tell whether Prince Harry does file a lawsuit.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Democratic groups are likely to file a lawsuit once Texas passes its new map.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the government has frozen $2 billion in funding for Harvard, leading the university to file a lawsuit to claw those funds back.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The book was released on Thursday and time will tell whether Prince Harry does file a lawsuit.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Democratic groups are likely to file a lawsuit once Texas passes its new map.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 16 Aug. 2025
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