legal action
noun
recourse to a law court for settlement of a dispute; lawsuit.
legal actions
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pluralof legal action.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In a series of legal actions this year, the agency has sued states to affirm its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
That changed in recent years as legal actions forced the agency to begin repopulating the north campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
And the number of legal actions – or threats of action – per year could now have doubled, current figures obtained by the BBC suggest.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
If a lawsuit were to be filed, it would join similar legal actions filed in several countries, including China, Australia and the U.S., over Tesla’s self-driving claims.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Because he was still in foster care, he needed an adult to bring the legal actions on his behalf.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
