How to Use legal action in a Sentence

legal action

noun
  • The board will have to vote again before any legal action can be filed.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Could league face legal action?
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But there are precedents for this kind of legal action.
    — Beth Gazley, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The idea has sparked outrage and legal action.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 14 May 2026
  • The four songs that led to the legal action have not been specified.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That’s some Swift legal action.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
  • His lawyers have yet to decide whether to pursue legal action.
    — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In exchange, Balow agreed not to file legal action against the state.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The amendment, we are told, is distinct from the legal action.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Madrid's lawsuit is the first legal action filed against Jensen.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Any mandate would likely be met with legal action.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Eighteen-year-olds may bring legal action against parents or guardians who fail to pay them for their work.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In this case, handling the bat on your own can result in fines or other legal action.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • In extreme cases, this kind of breach of contract could lead to legal action.
    — Byalexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Should this not be adhered to, you can be subjected to legal action and fines.
    — Chongwei Chen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The states may seek further legal action as the case progresses.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • And the president warning there is more legal action to come.
    — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • If that does not happen, Prince, who was sued the city in the past, threatened legal action.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
  • The tabloids aren’t the only ones facing royal legal action.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The city filing against him is not the only legal action over his business practices.
    — Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The last part is an indication that legal action may be coming soon.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
  • This was standard practice for stories that could draw legal action from a subject.
    — Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The board ultimately did not take any legal action.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The two sides came to an agreement Wednesday to drop legal action against each other.
    — Samuel O’Neal 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
  • He's even threatened legal action against journals.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
  • As a result, his later life was dogged by protests, legal action, death threats and an arrest warrant.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Even if it is approved with a final vote next year, the threat of legal action doesn’t completely go away.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • However, the district plans to refute the claims brought in the suit through legal action.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • And if the government does not comply, the groups are readying legal action.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 May 2026
  • Failure to meet the requirement can result in fines or legal action.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025

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