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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Typically, state law gives families up to two years to file a lawsuit in a wrongful death case.
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Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
At the time, there was also a statute of limitations of seven years from the time the crime was committed to file a lawsuit.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the first-term Trump administration EPA registered multiple dicamba formulas for use, and the move prompted a number of food safety organizations to file a lawsuit to challenge the decision.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Maryland was sued last year by two organizations claiming widespread problems with the state’s voter registration system, but a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore dismissed the case for lack of standing by the groups bringing the suit, citing the groups’ lack of standing to file a lawsuit.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
At the time, there was also a statute of limitations of seven years from the time the crime was committed to file a lawsuit.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In 2018, the first-term Trump administration EPA registered multiple dicamba formulas for use, and the move prompted a number of food safety organizations to file a lawsuit to challenge the decision.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Maryland was sued last year by two organizations claiming widespread problems with the state’s voter registration system, but a U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore dismissed the case for lack of standing by the groups bringing the suit, citing the groups’ lack of standing to file a lawsuit.
—Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
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