take to court

English

Verb

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.

Further reading

• “take to court”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “take someone to court”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.