"legal action" meaning in English

See legal action in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: legal actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} legal action (plural legal actions)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "legal proceedings",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "oikeustoimet"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "legal proceedings",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "poursuites judiciaires"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "legal proceedings",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Action"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "legal proceedings",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "azione legale"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "legal proceedings",
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            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kroki prawne"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "lawsuit"
        ]
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      "sense": "legal proceedings",
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "poursuites judiciaires"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "legal proceedings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Action"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "legal proceedings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "azione legale"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "legal proceedings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kroki prawne"
    }
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