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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After filing, the tort claim process requires a 120-day wait period before any further legal action can happen.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The state and local governments could not initiate the legal action.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
At the time of the decision, some lawyers said the legal judgment could prove highly important, encouraging others to seek legal action following future crashes involving self-driving cars.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
The recent legal action taken by Summers and Copeland comes several years after Sting received a massive payday for his catalog of music.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The state and local governments could not initiate the legal action.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
At the time of the decision, some lawyers said the legal judgment could prove highly important, encouraging others to seek legal action following future crashes involving self-driving cars.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
The recent legal action taken by Summers and Copeland comes several years after Sting received a massive payday for his catalog of music.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for legal action
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“Legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20action. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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