file/initiate a lawsuit
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: to start a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations
When the newspaper refused to admit that the story was false, the actor filed/initiated a lawsuit against the publisher.
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And despite being scolded by school administrators for it and having to file a lawsuit, more and more students began to show up each week wearing the shirts, as the school had to alter its dress code and start placing students in detention for wearing them.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
The lawyer explained that the family had to file a lawsuit in 2019 to reach this recognition, but the request was initially denied by the local court, who ruled that the change in paternal custody would only be possible through adoption, CNN Brasil reported.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Some accusers were able to sue after state legislators passed a law in 2021 that retroactively removed a statute of limitations that determines how much time can pass after a crime before a person is no longer allowed to file a lawsuit.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Despite our constructive engagement and long track record of working alongside the CFPB to ensure consumers can easily dispute potentially inaccurate information, the CFPB chose to file a lawsuit with no communication, and no response to our outstanding communications with them.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
The lawyer explained that the family had to file a lawsuit in 2019 to reach this recognition, but the request was initially denied by the local court, who ruled that the change in paternal custody would only be possible through adoption, CNN Brasil reported.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Some accusers were able to sue after state legislators passed a law in 2021 that retroactively removed a statute of limitations that determines how much time can pass after a crime before a person is no longer allowed to file a lawsuit.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Despite our constructive engagement and long track record of working alongside the CFPB to ensure consumers can easily dispute potentially inaccurate information, the CFPB chose to file a lawsuit with no communication, and no response to our outstanding communications with them.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“File/initiate a lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%2Finitiate%20a%20lawsuit. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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