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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Under the Montreal Convention, passengers have two years to file a lawsuit.
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Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department's sought a list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases, ABC News previously reported, prompting agents to file a lawsuit to block the effort.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Kelley's union teamed up with the ACLU and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to file a lawsuit over the reclassification effort on Wednesday.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department's sought a list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases, ABC News previously reported, prompting agents to file a lawsuit to block the effort.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Kelley's union teamed up with the ACLU and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to file a lawsuit over the reclassification effort on Wednesday.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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