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 decision comes one day after the ACLU of North Carolina penned a letter to UNC threatening legal action if Dixon was not reinstated, pointing to allegations of Dixon's Constitutional rights being violated by the university.
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Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Numerous factory owners with political ties have either disappeared, gone abroad, or faced legal action.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The Illinois governor has warned that any National Guard deployment would be met with immediate legal action.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
McCoul is appealing her firing and is considering legal action against the school.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
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Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Numerous factory owners with political ties have either disappeared, gone abroad, or faced legal action.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
The Illinois governor has warned that any National Guard deployment would be met with immediate legal action.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
McCoul is appealing her firing and is considering legal action against the school.
—Laura Gail Miller, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2025.
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