go to law

idiom

British
: to ask a court of law to settle a dispute

Examples of go to law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Schreiner had always wanted to go to law school after Notre Dame. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2020 Sarah, a senior at Dorsey High School, plans to attend the University of Pennsylvania, study philosophy, and perhaps go to law school. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021 Added to that are now eight more shootings, amid debates in Detroit — and nationwide — about guns, the value of policing, and how much money should go to law enforcement agencies. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2020 So that's one reason why a Harvard grad with a degree in philosophy didn't go to law school or into finance to make more money. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2012 See all Example Sentences for go to law 

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“Go to law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20to%20law. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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