How to Use take legal action in a Sentence

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  • In a statement, Misley said the change in the law encouraged her to take legal action.
    Chuck Johnston, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • He has been sent to harsh punishment cells 10 times for up to 15 days, and was even forced to take legal action to get winter boots.
    Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023
  • If a minor does access the site, their parent or guardian can take legal action.
    Nadia Scharf, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
  • The Vietnamese government needs to take legal action to finally end the use of bears for their bile.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • But Mayor Brett Smiley has urged the council not to take legal action.
    Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Rodgers' comment prompted a response from the late night talk show host, who threatened to take legal action.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This is just the latest group of authors to take legal action against OpenAI over its training data.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But the company had been out of compliance and hadn’t paid their lease for some time, the governor said, leading the city to take legal action before the fire.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And Meyer signaled that the newspaper might take legal action against the county.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The time limit to take legal action under current law is six years, but if Holcomb signs Senate Bill 188, it will be reduced to two years.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Some are expected from women who were inspired to come forward by the #MeToo movement, only to be told that too much time had passed to take legal action.
    Michael Hill, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
  • As a result, the union has joined seven of its film and TV production affiliates to take legal action in a New York district court.
    Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Just one or two pages, but exceedingly formal in tone, the letters suggest the FDA will take legal action if the companies don’t stop.
    Nicholas Florko and Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Chief electrician Serge Svetnoy is the first member of the Rust crew to take legal action concerning the on-set shooting of October 21.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The photographer opted not to take legal action against Cruz.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Mayor Brett Smiley would prefer the council not take legal action.
    Steph MacHado, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Having a mandate from Congress could insulate from those challenges, although the right may well take legal action in any case.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 30 June 2023
  • If the violations are not promptly addressed, the agency may take legal action.
    Maya Davis, CNN, 16 July 2024
  • Russian officials have vowed to retaliate against the White House move and urged the affected oligarchs to take legal action.
    Annabelle Timsit and Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022
  • The limited amount of prebiotics in these sodas has caused at least one consumer to not only question the companies selling the drinks but even take legal action.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
  • Under the law, people can file complaints with the Department of Justice which tries to resolve issues and can take legal action if necessary.
    Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Youngkin’s model policies were met with sharp criticism, sparking student walkouts and vows to take legal action.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Youngkin’s model policies were met with sharp criticism, sparking student walkouts and vows to take legal action.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The attorney went on to threaten to take legal action if the other attorney didn’t cease contact with Siderio, officials said.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Once the harms are documented, the results would be publicly available and could lead state attorneys general to take legal action.
    Mark Kreidler, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
  • When the woman began to tell friends what had allegedly happened, Brand reportedly threatened to take legal action against her.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The attorney claimed the billboard represented a copyright infringement and asked for the billboard to be taken down within 48 hours, Farmer said, or threatened to take legal action.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • If the tenant and landlord cannot reach an agreement, both parties have the option to take legal action against one another regarding the return of the security deposit.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
  • The law also gives call recipients the right to take legal action and potentially recover up to $1,500 in damages for each unwanted call.
    Ali Swenson, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
  • If someone doesn’t consider the library’s response satisfactory after the 60 days, at that point, the person could take legal action.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024

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