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

• Carrier will also hold the right for any legal action against relative laws or regulations.
  而且承运人将保留依照有关法律及港监有关规定向我司追究法律责任的权利。
• However, successive reports ruled out the connection and legal action by sufferers against electricity companies was abandoned.
  然而，接连的报告排除了二者的联系，受害者也不得不放弃指控电力公司的法律诉讼。
• 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。
• 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。
• She had been well-advised, now it's time to take a legal action against her.
  已经有人给她提供法律建议了，是时候对他采取法律行动了。
• It is very unwise to take legal action against someone unless it is absolutely necessary.
  如果没有绝对的必要就对某人起诉是很不明智的。
• 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。
• Does this justify you taking legal action?
  这就是你提起诉讼的理由吗？
• 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。
• 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。