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

That may include a stop-work order, zoning citations, or formal legal action in District Court to compel compliance. — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Aptive likely lost accreditation based on the BBB’s standards and Aptive’s history of legal action related to deceptive marketing practices and contract terms. — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Those included broader reforms to India's education system, compensation for families of students who died by suicide following exam paper leaks and a commitment that no legal action would be taken against those who participated in the protests. — Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026

Those included broader reforms to India’s education system, compensation for families of students who died by suicide following exam paper leaks, and a commitment that no legal action would be taken against those who participated in the protests. — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for legal action

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