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7.7
To start a court case against someone
  • verb
  • /ˈækʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : demandar
  • After careful consideration, the legal team chose to action a case against the firm for breach of contract.

Examples

  • The company decided to action a lawsuit against the negligent manufacturer to protect their rights.

  • The group plans to action a complaint in court regarding the unfair treatment of employees.

  • Donald Trump junior texted again and again urging action by the president.

  • Donald Trump junior texted again and again urging action by the president.

  • Now HP is also the target of a class action lawsuit for its practices.

  • No class action lawsuits for gold and silver manipulation.

  • Elon goes as far as saying X will file legal actions to potentially stop George Soros.

  • So the law firm Hagen's Berman has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung, Micron and Hynix.

  • So HBS Law is now filing a class action lawsuit against Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix.

  • Let me find this YouTube creator suing for scraping YouTube files, Class action lawsuit over open AIS scrape of creator transcripts.

Synonyms

to sue
vsto action
3.7

To take someone to court to ask for money

is the general legal term for bringing a court case
to process
vsto action
  • Formal
43 8.5

To begin legal action against someone in court

is limited to initiating legal steps rather than serving documents
to file a lawsuit
vsto action
  • Formal
35 4.6

To start legal action by giving a complaint to a court

is the formal legal term for starting court proceedings
to litigate
vsto action
  • Specialized
27 8.2

Take a disagreement to court so a judge can decide it

is about starting proceedings rather than the full court dispute
to take legal action
vsto action
  • Formal
8 4.8

To start a court case against someone by suing them

is the official way to begin court proceedings in law

Idioms

15 4.4

A share in an activity that may bring money or excitement

lost in action
  • Specialized
7.9

Missing during a battle with nobody knowing what happened to them

Taking part where an event is most active and intense

Act in the same way you say you will

Phrasal Verbs

161 2.8

To do something to solve a problem or make a change

8 4.8

To start a court case against someone by suing them

Compounds

222 4.7

A plan to help groups treated unfairly get more chances in education or work

105 3.7

An action by soldiers that involves fighting

A plan of steps to reach a goal

legal action
  • Formal
42 3.8

A court process to solve a dispute when someone sues another

class action
  • Specialized
39 4.4

A lawsuit brought by some people for a larger group with similar claims

A group that raises and spends money to support political candidates or causes

A clear set of steps to reach a goal

11 4.2

A man who decides quickly and gets things done

direct action
  • Jargon
10 5.5

A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals

7 8.2

A set of facts that lets a person ask a court to fix a wrong

civil action
  • Formal
7 5.3

A legal case to get money or fix a private wrong, not a criminal case

A lawsuit started by one or more people for many others with the same problem

A quick move to avoid danger

police action
  • Jargon
3 7.6

A military operation done without declaring war to restore peace

A quick movement your body makes without thinking, for example pulling your hand from something hot

social action
  • Formal
1 4.2

A planned effort to change life in a community or improve people's living conditions

job action
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Temporary work protest by workers to demand better pay or conditions

capillary action
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Movement of liquid up thin tubes or spaces, like water rising in a plant stem

action potential
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A quick change in electric charge across a cell membrane that carries a signal along nerve or muscle cells

A defensive action to protect an army that is retreating or delay an enemy

1 8.4

A legal right to take someone to court

action painting
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A style of abstract painting where the artist moves and applies paint in big, energetic movements

1 7.7

A person in the military or intelligence who carries out a secret task

1 4.1

Every push or pull makes an equal force in the opposite direction

pump action
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A sliding lever on a shotgun or rifle that loads a new round when you move it back and forth

1 7.9

Someone directly involved in a court case, as plaintiff or defendant

A person or event that makes people act and speeds up change

chemical action
  • Specialized
3.5

A process in which substances change into new substances, for example rusting or cooking

A camera setting that waits before taking a photo so you can join the picture

action at law
  • Formal
7.9

A case where one person takes another to court to get or protect a right

action mechanism
  • Specialized
6.3

The mechanical part of a device that makes parts move, like in a piano or toy

action plant
  • Indian
9.3

A tropical plant whose small leaves fold quickly when touched or at night

action spectrum
  • Specialized
8.2

A graph showing which colours of light cause a reaction

A short video showing a recent play again, often during sports events

law of mass action
  • Specialized
6.0

The speed of a chemical reaction depends on the amounts of the substances that react

mass action
  • Specialized
8.8

Large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks

mass-action principle
  • Specialized
9.8

A theory that large areas of the brain work together for complex tasks

An action done together by several people to reach the same goal

piano action
  • Specialized
5.8

The levers and parts inside a piano that make hammers hit strings when you press a key

A place where a sports event happens, like a field or stadium

slide action
  • Specialized
8.1

A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot

How Serious

to prosecute
354 6.1
to action
  • Formal
7.7
to threaten
987 3.3
to warn
1.0

Surface Forms

action infinitive
acted past
acted past participle
actioning present participle
actions third person singular

Etymology

Action as a verb comes from the old Latin agere 'to do' and from the legal noun action, so to action someone in court means to 'do' the legal step and start a court case.