legal actions
Suing someone officially
Legal actions are formal proceedings through a court system to enforce rights, seek remedies, or resolve disputes.
The phrase covers lawsuits, injunctions, criminal prosecutions, and other judicial processes: The company threatened legal action over the leaked documents, She's considering legal action against her former employer.
Taking legal action means engaging the court system rather than settling matters privately.
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- tortActionable civil harm
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- day in courtChance to present one's case
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
arraignment · out of court · injunction · court order · damages · breach of contract · small claims · plea bargain · appeal · contract dispute · restraining order · motion to dismiss · adjudication · negligence claim · discovery process · property dispute · misdemeanor · probation
legal actionsout-of-court settlement
Resolution bypassing formal litigation
mediation · arbitration · negotiation · gentleman's agreement · amicable resolution
legal actionsvigilante justice
Unauthorized punishment by civilians
taking matters into one's own hands · family mediation · tribal justice · peer mediation · letting it go
legal actionsinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
doing nothing · acquiescence · forbearance · tolerance · resignation
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