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What is another word for take legal action against?

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Verb
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
prefer charges against
take legal action
bring an action against
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
file
claim
file a suit
file suit
institute legal proceedings
claim damages
bring an action
drag into court
have up
file a claim
proceed against
bring charges against
inculpate
incriminate
criminate
press charges
blame
defame
censure
implicate
lay charges against
point the finger
call to account
impugn
impute
convict
go to court
file charges against
lay the blame on
tax
condemn
recriminate
fault
charge with
arraign for
accuse of
prosecute for
impeach for
make accusations about
bring to trial for
put on trial for
bring charges
take to court for
assign guilt to
hold accountable
bring a claim
arrest
denounce
petition
involve
frame
finger
rap
lay at one's door
take proceedings
take the law on
go to law
recriminate for
indict for
incriminate for
hang something on
serve summons
find guilty of
prove one's guilt
assign fault to
hold liable
hold someone answerable
hold responsible
pronounce guilty
declare guilty
prove to be guilty
assign liability to
place the blame on
find guilty
consider guilty of
action
confront
reproach
reprove
reprimand
file charges
reprehend
attribute guilt
face with charges
inform against
hold at fault
bring a case against
cast aspersions on
drop someone in it
give away
dispute
appeal
peg
allege
contest at law
lay the blame on someone for
attribute to
hold accountable for
tax with
stick on
impute blame to
start an action against
pin on
hold responsible for
blame for
start proceedings against
try for
blow the whistle on
attribute liability to
lodge complaint
lay blame on
hold answerable for
implicate in
condemn for
point finger at
whistle-blow
take proceedings against
begin an action against
bring before the court
pin it on
apprehend
file a complain against
file claim
blow the whistle
“We will not tolerate abuse of staff who are simply trying to do their job and we will take legal action against residents who do this.”
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take liberties
take liberties with
take life easy
take lightly
take load off
take legal action
take leave of one's senses
take leave from
take leave
take leaf out of book
take law into own hands
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