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Legal action   /lˈigəl ˈækʃən/   Listen
Legal action

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: action, action at law.





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"Legal action" Quotes from Famous Books



... to you for your belief in the power of my good offices," he said, with a very frosty smile, "but I am afraid I must ask to be excused. Of course if the matter became serious, legal action ...
— The Case of Richard Meynell • Mrs. Humphry Ward


Words linked to "Legal action" :   antitrust case, legal proceeding, action, civil action, proceedings, jurisprudence, counterclaim, test case, law, criminal prosecution, prosecution, action at law, proceeding, custody case, lis pendens, test suit


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