file/initiate a lawsuit

idiom

: 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.

Examples of file/initiate a lawsuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Under the Montreal Convention, passengers have two years to file a lawsuit. 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 See All Example Sentences for file/initiate a lawsuit

Browse Nearby Entries

Cite this Entry

“File/initiate a lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%2Finitiate%20a%20lawsuit. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!