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

• 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。
• 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。
• The Justice Department took legal action against states in the South that violated laws on voting rights.
  司法部门采取了法律手段来反对那些违反了表决权的南部地区。
• Legal action is being taken to try to recover the money
  正在进行诉讼以收回那笔钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• He vowed to take legal action.
  他誓言要采取法律行动。
• Failure to arrive at a consensus over the issue raised the spectre of legal action
  无法就此事达成共识引起了人们对可能会诉诸法律手段的担忧。
• 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。
• 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。