Legal action
Legal action noun - 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.
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Legal proceedings and legal action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Legal proceedings" instead a noun phrase "Legal action".
Legal proceedings
Legal action and legal proceedings are semantically related. You can use "Legal action" instead a noun phrase "Legal proceedings".
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- action and legal action
- action and legal proceedings
- contest and legal action
- contest and legal proceedings
- trial and legal action
- trial and legal proceedings
- case and legal action
- case and legal proceedings
- cause and legal action
- cause and legal proceedings
- suit and legal action
- suit and legal proceedings
- hearing and legal action
- hearing and legal proceedings
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