legal action

noun

: a process to have a court of law settle an argument

He plans on taking legal action against the company.

Examples of legal action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tingley said the district is cooperating with the Illinois High School Association’s investigation into the events and acknowledged that H-F board members threatened legal action in response. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

In July, Miami-Dade commissioners passed a resolution authorizing county lawyers to pursue legal action if needed to figure out how to implement the state legislation. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

States that have issued him cease and desist orders or similar legal action include Connecticut, Iowa, North Carolina, Washington, Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, Virginia, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California and Arkansas, authorities said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

The legal action followed a string of social media remarks that Kinsella made against the board members and Louise Lynch, a KCK resident and activist. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for legal action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction