take legal action

idiom

: to do start a lawsuit against someone : to sue someone

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Jones sought to get an unredacted copy of the arson investigation to protect her family, but top police officials told to take legal action to get it. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025 In fact, the State of Florida ultimately had to take legal action due to the extreme nature of these misleading advertisements. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 But a spokesperson for the Office of Campaign and Political Finance on Tuesday did not say whether the agency planned to take legal action against Kennealy for already loaning himself double the amount allowed under state law. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025 Related Articles Victims of explicit deepfakes will soon be able to take legal action against people who create them To date, Nvidia has only offered complete computer systems built with its own components. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for take legal action

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“Take legal action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20legal%20action. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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