legal action

noun

1. 法律诉讼
   the act of using the legal system to settle a disagreement, etc.
   1. to take/begin legal action against sb
      起诉某人
   2. They have threatened us with legal action.
      他们用起诉来要挟我们。

1. She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
   她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。
2. The printers were indemnified against legal action
   印刷商获得保证，一旦受到起诉将会得到赔偿。
3. He vowed to take legal action.
   他誓言要采取法律行动。
4. Her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.
   银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款，她将面临诉讼。
5. One possible solution, if all else fails, is to take legal action
   如果其他办法都不行，还有一种可能是提起诉讼。
6. Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money
   正在进行诉讼以收回那笔钱。
7. Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action
   无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。
8. Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman
   马丁在考虑对朱克曼提起诉讼。
9. The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action.
   这本书由于受到诉讼的威胁而在南非搁置。
10. He brought legal action against his neighbour.
    他起诉他的邻居。
11. It is very unwise to take legal action against someone unless it is absolutely necessary.
    如果没有绝对的必要就对某人起诉是很不明智的。
12. This information will be useful if you need to take legal action.
    如果你需要采取法律行动，这些信息将很有帮助。
13. The Department of Justice took legal action on Wednesday in federal court in New York City.
    本周三，美国司法部在纽约市联邦法院对此展开了法律行动。
14. Does this justify you taking legal action?
    这就是你提起诉讼的理由吗？
15. The Justice Department took legal action against states in the South that violated laws on voting rights.
    司法部门采取了法律手段来反对那些违反了表决权的南部地区。
16. However, power companies have taken legal action against the agency to delay the restrictions.
    然而，电力公司采取了法律行动推迟措施的实施。
17. This is the first time an Indian state has recommended legal action against big families.
    这是首次有印度邦份建议以法律行动压制大家庭。喀拉拉邦人口三千三百卅万，占印度总人口十二亿一千万不足四个百分点。
18. I think we can solve this problem without resorting to legal action.
    我认为我们可以不用诉诸法律就能解决这个问题上。
19. The letter, she said, threatened legal action for using the comany's trademark name.
    她说这封信威胁到了由使用该公司商标名称引起的诉讼。
20. They might try to take legal action against you if you break the terms of the contract.
    如果你违反合同条款，他们可能会对你采取法律行动。
21. Carrier will also hold the right for any legal action against relative laws or regulations.
    而且承运人将保留依照有关法律及港监有关规定向我司追究法律责任的权利。
22. After threats of legal action they stopped the building work.
    在被威胁要诉诸法律之后，他们停止了建筑工作。
23. The legal action against Alcoa, will take place in United States.
    该法律行动，美国铝业，将发生在美国。
24. Legal action against the tobacco industry: personal injury, public interest, non-smokers'and government lawsuits.
    法律行动烟草行业：人身伤害，公共利益，非吸烟者和政府的诉讼。
25. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action.
    索赔以反对在一次诉讼过程中的另一索赔。
26. The legal action concerning the obligatory rights has started.
    有关此项债权的诉讼已经开始。
27. However, successive reports ruled out the connection and legal action by sufferers against electricity companies was abandoned.
    然而，接连的报告排除了二者的联系，受害者也不得不放弃指控电力公司的法律诉讼。
28. We sued and lost the legal action but won the war.
    我们提起诉讼，输掉了官司但赢得了竞争。
29. A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.
    结果很可能成为一个先例的一次代表性的诉讼。
30. She had been well-advised, now it's time to take a legal action against her.
    已经有人给她提供法律建议了，是时候对他采取法律行动了。

noun

1. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another

   Synonym:    actionaction at law