go to law

go to law

To bring an issue to the court system. Primarily heard in UK. I think you'll have to go to law to finally settle this dispute with your neighbor. A: "Do you really want to go to law against one of your family members?" B: "Yes! Family or not, he stole money from me!" Can I go to law against my old landlord if he never gave us our security deposit back?

See also: go, law, to

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go to ˈlaw

(British English) ask a court of law to settle a problem or disagreement: They went to law to get their property back.

See also: go, law, to

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