take legal action

idiom

: to do start a lawsuit against someone : to sue someone

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In a September Truth Social post, the President pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to take legal action against his political opponents. Tevon Blair, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025 The 1921 Leipzig war crimes trials took place to take legal action against Germans accused of war crimes in World War I. B.b. Blaber, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025 That includes paying off a separate $636,945 claim from the state of California, which LaVergne said would have to take legal action if the state wants to collect. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025 Granting personhood to natural resources, such as rivers, allows people or parties to take legal action to protect them. Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take legal action

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“Take legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20legal%20action. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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