"take to court" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes to court [present, singular, third-person], taking to court [participle, present], took to court [past], taken to court [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> to court}} take to court (third-person singular simple present takes to court, present participle taking to court, simple past took to court, past participle taken to court)
  1. (transitive, law) To sue; to begin a legal process against; to take legal action against. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-take_to_court-en-verb-Iy90~qey Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law
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