Online Google Dictionary

legal action wordnet sense
  1. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
  2. Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. ...
  3. means a formal action taken by a law enforcement authority or court of law, including an arrest, an indictment, the filing of charges, a conviction, or the mandated implementation of a plan for substance abuse treatment in order to avoid a permanent record of an arrest or conviction, in response ...
  4. Roommate agrees, without protest, to reimburse Property Manager for all actual and reasonable expenses incurred by way of Roommate’s violation of any term or provision of this lease, including, but not limited to all court costs and attorney’s fees and all costs of collection.
  5. Although legal actions or most garnishments against you stop on the date you declare bankruptcy or file a proposal, criminal actions and some civil matters, such as actions in matrimonial matters, are not affected by the bankruptcy or proposal. ...
  6. a lender may look to take action in the courts to recover money due under a credit agreement - this is legal action. Any action will be taken in the civil courts. Failure to pay debts is not a criminal offence and criminal proceedings cannot be taken.
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