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take to court

take to court verb: to sue; to begin a legal process against; to take legal action against.

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) To sue; to begin a legal process against; to take legal action against.

Forms of take to court

third-person singular presenttakes to court
present participletaking to court
pasttook to court
past participletaken to court

Questions about take to court

What does take to court mean?
Take to court means to sue; to begin a legal process against; to take legal action against.
What part of speech is take to court?
Take to court is a verb.
What is the past tense of take to court?
The past tense of take to court is took to court.

Words near take to court in the dictionary

  1. take time
  2. take time by the forelock
  3. take time off
  4. take time out
  5. take to
  6. take to court
  7. take to drink
  8. take to heart
  9. take to one's bed
  10. take to one's bosom
  11. take to one's heels

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