(LEGAL PROCESS) [noun] - a legal process that is decided in a court of lawa libel action [C]She brought an action (for negligence) against the hospital. [C]A criminal action was brought against him. [C]The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action. [U]
ACTION
Meaning of ACTION in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012