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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By the end of the day, several states had grouped together to file a lawsuit against the administration to halt the funding freeze, including California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Delaware.
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
That prompted the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida on Jan. 9 to file a lawsuit asking a judge to order DeSantis to set the special legislative elections.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden blockedNippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on national security grounds, prompting the two companies to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government.
—Amala Balakrishner,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The only way to get a quicker response is to file a lawsuit.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
That prompted the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida on Jan. 9 to file a lawsuit asking a judge to order DeSantis to set the special legislative elections.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden blockedNippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on national security grounds, prompting the two companies to file a lawsuit against the U.S. government.
—Amala Balakrishner,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
The only way to get a quicker response is to file a lawsuit.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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