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

• This is the first time an Indian state has recommended legal action against big families.
  这是首次有印度邦份建议以法律行动压制大家庭。喀拉拉邦人口三千三百卅万，占印度总人口十二亿一千万不足四个百分点。
• They might try to take legal action against you if you break the terms of the contract.
  如果你违反合同条款，他们可能会对你采取法律行动。
• 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 letter, she said, threatened legal action for using the comany's trademark name.
  她说这封信威胁到了由使用该公司商标名称引起的诉讼。
• The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action.
  这本书由于受到诉讼的威胁而在南非搁置。
• Does this justify you taking legal action?
  这就是你提起诉讼的理由吗？
• Legal action against the tobacco industry: personal injury, public interest, non-smokers'and government lawsuits.
  法律行动烟草行业：人身伤害，公共利益，非吸烟者和政府的诉讼。
• The printers were indemnified against legal action
  印刷商获得保证，一旦受到起诉将会得到赔偿。
• 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。
• The legal action concerning the obligatory rights has started.
  有关此项债权的诉讼已经开始。