bring an action
Example Sentences
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Suppose a presidential candidate wants to bring an action.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024
“Even if the court says hypothetically you can bring an action against a president, I think they’re likely to draw a line that is very generous to the president’s protected conduct.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023
“They could bring an action against the company he now owns … to enforce that promise.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2022
Abrams brought his suit as a so-called qui tam action, in which a private party may bring an action on the government’s behalf.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2020
So once when he was kicked, and bore it patiently, some one expressed surprise; but he said, "If an ass had kicked me, would I bring an action against him?"
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
