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What is another word for bring an action against?

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To sue or bring action against in court
prosecute
sue
charge
arraign
litigate
accuse
indict
impeach
contest
do
summon
summons
implead
try
cite
jug
law
take to court
take legal action against
prefer charges against
take legal action
bring someone to trial
haul into court
put on trial
see in court
bring a suit against
have the law on
pull up
put away
bring legal proceedings against
institute legal proceedings against someone
act against
bring suit against
put in the dock
bring a charge against
bring action against
bring suit
prefer charges
seek redress
bring a criminal charge against
bring to court
involve in litigation
put on docket
turn on the heat
have up
file
claim
file a suit
file suit
institute legal proceedings
inculpate
incriminate
criminate
blame
file a claim
proceed against
bring charges against
claim damages
bring an action
drag into court
denounce
lay charges against
point the finger
accuse of
file charges against
charge with
call to account
bring before the court
pin it on
lay at one's door
implicate
defame
censure
impute
impugn
press charges
convict
lay the blame on
tax
condemn
recriminate
finger
fault
take proceedings
arraign for
prosecute for
go to court
go to law
impeach for
make accusations about
bring to trial for
put on trial for
bring charges
take to court for
assign guilt to
hang something on
hold accountable
arrest
petition
involve
frame
rap
take the law on
inform against
recriminate for
indict for
find guilty of
prove one's guilt
assign fault to
incriminate for
hold liable
hold someone answerable
hold responsible
pronounce guilty
declare guilty
serve summons
prove to be guilty
assign liability to
place the blame on
find guilty
consider guilty of
action
reprimand
file charges
reprehend
attribute guilt
serve
confront
reproach
reprove
face with charges
hold at fault
bring a case against
cast aspersions on
swear out
process
drop someone in it
give away
dispute
appeal
expose
report
betray
name
peg
allege
brand
contest at law
lay the blame on someone for
attribute to
hold accountable for
tax with
stick on
impute blame to
dob in
pin on
hold responsible for
blame for
try for
blow the whistle on
attribute liability to
lodge complaint
inform on
lay blame on
hold answerable for
implicate in
condemn for
point finger at
rat on
whistle-blow
apprehend
subpoena
order
command
file a complain against
file claim
blow the whistle
call
serve with a writ
serve with a summons
“You ought to have instructed your attorney to bring an action against the hawker for criminal conversation with your wife.”
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