legal action

英 [ˈliːɡl ækʃn]

美 [ˈliːɡl ækʃn]

n.  法律诉讼

经济

牛津词典

noun

• 法律诉讼
  the act of using the legal system to settle a disagreement, etc.
  1. to take/begin legal action against sb
     起诉某人
  2. They have threatened us with legal action.
     他们用起诉来要挟我们。

英英释义

noun

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another
  Synonym:actionaction at law

双语例句

• I think we can solve this problem without resorting to legal action.
  我认为我们可以不用诉诸法律就能解决这个问题上。
• Does this justify you taking legal action?
  这就是你提起诉讼的理由吗？
• Carrier will also hold the right for any legal action against relative laws or regulations.
  而且承运人将保留依照有关法律及港监有关规定向我司追究法律责任的权利。
• We sued and lost the legal action but won the war.
  我们提起诉讼，输掉了官司但赢得了竞争。
• A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.
  结果很可能成为一个先例的一次代表性的诉讼。
• One possible solution, if all else fails, is to take legal action
  如果其他办法都不行，还有一种可能是提起诉讼。
• However, successive reports ruled out the connection and legal action by sufferers against electricity companies was abandoned.
  然而，接连的报告排除了二者的联系，受害者也不得不放弃指控电力公司的法律诉讼。
• The Department of Justice took legal action on Wednesday in federal court in New York City.
  本周三，美国司法部在纽约市联邦法院对此展开了法律行动。
• A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action.
  索赔以反对在一次诉讼过程中的另一索赔。
• She had been well-advised, now it's time to take a legal action against her.
  已经有人给她提供法律建议了，是时候对他采取法律行动了。