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

• A representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent.
  结果很可能成为一个先例的一次代表性的诉讼。
• After threats of legal action they stopped the building work.
  在被威胁要诉诸法律之后，他们停止了建筑工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He vowed to take legal action.
  他誓言要采取法律行动。
• 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。
• 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。
• Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman
  马丁在考虑对朱克曼提起诉讼。
• 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。