legal action
noun
: a process to have a court of law settle an argument
He plans on taking legal action against the company.
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The groups jointly filed legal action with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke Hydroland’s operating license exemption.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
In a June 21 letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Park County, the entertainment company run by Parker and Stone, threatened legal action for directing Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Leish asked the Adams administration to drop the ban by noon on Monday at the latest, and did not rule out further legal action.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet earlier this month, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action, according to CBS News.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
In a June 21 letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Park County, the entertainment company run by Parker and Stone, threatened legal action for directing Netflix and Warner Bros.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
Leish asked the Adams administration to drop the ban by noon on Monday at the latest, and did not rule out further legal action.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
After 16-year-old transgender athlete AB Hernandez won both the high school girls' high jump and triple jump at a California state track meet earlier this month, the Trump administration threatened California with fines and legal action, according to CBS News.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025
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“Legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20action. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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