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

• However, power companies have taken legal action against the agency to delay the restrictions.
  然而，电力公司采取了法律行动推迟措施的实施。
• 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。
• She threatened legal action against the Sun for breach of copyright.
  她威胁说要对《太阳报》侵犯其著作权的行为采取法律措施。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Her bank warned that unless she repaid the overdraft she could face legal action.
  银行警告她如果不偿还透支钱款，她将面临诉讼。
• Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman
  马丁在考虑对朱克曼提起诉讼。
• 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 legal action against Alcoa, will take place in United States.
  该法律行动，美国铝业，将发生在美国。