legal action

Noun

Meaning

a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

action action at law case cause suit trial appeal hearing enforcement lawsuit prosecution litigation proceeding indictment tribunal
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Antonyms

criminal record criminal prosecution criminal offense criminal court criminal suit criminal charge
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Hypernyms

proceeding proceedings legal proceeding

Hyponyms

suit prosecution criminal prosecution counterclaim test case civil action

Examples

According to The Chronicle, the prosecutors are at-will employees and can be terminated at any time per the San Francisco city charter, but some still do plan on taking legal action. Source: Internet

A lawyer representing the Trump administration offered a sweeping argument that Congress has no authority to take legal action to enforce its subpoenas because that power lies solely with the president. Source: Internet

After legal action from all parties, the AFL finally agreed to accept the SANFL's bid and the Adelaide Football Club was born. Source: Internet

After the studio decided to manufacture it for retail, Atari took legal action in February 2006. Source: Internet

After threats of legal action from the city of Cleveland and fans, a compromise was reached in early 1996 that allowed Modell to establish the Baltimore Ravens as a new franchise while retaining the contracts of all Browns personnel. Source: Internet

Along with the call for legal action, this movement demands the establishment of agencies similar to Cultural Revolution-era "neighborhood committees", in which "citizens" would report anti-Maoists to local public security bureaus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

legal ability legal absence legal act legal actions legal admin legal administrative assistant