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take to court

VERB
bring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
serve
STRONG
appeal arraign cite declare indict institute prefer sue summon
WEAK
initiate legal action
Antonyms
STRONG
deny disclaim exonerate retract
WEAK
avoid back out desist drop give up hold back leave pass up quit refuse shun take
VERB
bring to justice
Synonyms
WEAK
bring before the bar bring to trial haul into court take before the judge
VERB
prosecute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arraign indict litigate sue summon try
STRONG
contest do
WEAK
bring suit bring to trial haul into court involve in litigation law prefer charges pull up put away put on docket put on trial see in court seek redress turn on the heat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exonerate
WEAK
cease free halt liberate pardon stop
VERB
sue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accuse appeal charge claim file indict petition plead prosecute
STRONG
beg beseech contest demand entreat litigate solicit summon supplicate
WEAK
bring an action claim damages drag into court enter a plea file a claim file suit follow up haul into court have the law on have up institute legal proceedings prefer charges against pull up put away see in court take out after
Antonyms
STRONGEST
absolve deny disclaim exculpate exonerate free
STRONG
answer give offer

Example Sentences

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Nothing, at least, that I could take to court.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2018

Blue collar or white collar, what all these people have in common was a disagreement with their employers, a dispute they wanted to take to court but instead had to arbitrate.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2016

They also said military prosecutors pursue verdicts in cases their civilian counterparts would never take to court, and the confinement numbers reflect that commitment.

From Time • Nov. 18, 2015

The “smoking gun” was Mr. Cosby’s settlement in 2006 of a civil lawsuit after criminal prosecutors determined they did not have enough evidence to take to court.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2014

Police were still conducting investigations before deciding who to take to court on Wednesday on charges of taking part in an illegal ceremony, Mr Kapufi said.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2013