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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In a recent Vanity Fair interview, Welch addressed questions about the crypto crash in December of her meme coin $HAWK, which led investors to file a lawsuit in New York against its creators.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Government officials have argued former employees have no standing to file a lawsuit against their actions to downsize federal entities in an effort to reduce spending levels.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk went so far as to file a lawsuit against the business revamp.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
No firm weighing whether to represent a client that has crossed Trump or whether to file a lawsuit against the Administration can afford to ignore these developments.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Government officials have argued former employees have no standing to file a lawsuit against their actions to downsize federal entities in an effort to reduce spending levels.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk went so far as to file a lawsuit against the business revamp.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 May 2025
No firm weighing whether to represent a client that has crossed Trump or whether to file a lawsuit against the Administration can afford to ignore these developments.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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