institute legal proceedings
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“If you fail to perform or otherwise comply, Landlord declares the forfeiture of your Rental/Lease agreement and will institute legal proceedings to obtain possession,” it read.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023
If, at the time it is opened, you have violated the terms of our agreement, he will institute legal proceedings at once.
From The Servant Problem by Young, Robert F.
At the present moment he owes us $240 for purchases made approximately six months ago, to recover which amount we have instructed our attorneys to institute legal proceedings.
From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens
Driven almost to desperation, Mr. John Paris at length resolved to institute legal proceedings for redress.
From The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada by Various
My injunctions were not to open it until all negotiations had failed and it was necessary to institute legal proceedings.
From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert