bring action against
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bring an action against — index lodge (bring a complaint) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bring an action against someone — make a claim against someone, sue someone, make a lawsuit against a person … English contemporary dictionary
bring an action against — initiate legal proceedings, file a claim against … English contemporary dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
bring — / briŋ/ vt brought / brȯt/, bring·ing, / briŋ iŋ/: to begin or commence (a legal proceeding) through proper legal procedure: as a: to put (as a lawsuit) before a court this is an action brought to recover damages b: to formally … Law dictionary
action — French for share. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * action ac‧tion [ˈækʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] when someone does something in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: • The government s action was prompted by shortages of … Financial and business terms
action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
action — noun 1 process of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, effective, firm, strong, vigorous ▪ He urged the government to take decisive action against music piracy. ▪ aggressive … Collocations dictionary
bring */*/*/ — UK [brɪŋ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bring : present tense I/you/we/they bring he/she/it brings present participle bringing past tense brought UK [brɔːt] / US [brɔt] past participle brought Collocations: If you bring, take, or fetch… … English dictionary
action — n. activity act 1) to initiate; take action; to go into action 2) to put smt. into action (we put our plan into action) 3) to prod, spur smb. into action 4) concerted, united; decisive; direct; disciplinary; drastic; emergency; hasty, rash;… … Combinatory dictionary
