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

• This information will be useful if you need to take legal action.
  如果你需要采取法律行动，这些信息将很有帮助。
• He brought legal action against his neighbour.
  他起诉他的邻居。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。