法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)

ほうてきしゅだん
noun
legal measures; legal action
1. legal measures; legal action; legal recourse
Actions taken through the legal system to resolve a dispute or enforce one's rights, such as filing a lawsuit, seeking an injunction, or pressing charges.
法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)に訴(うった)える。
I will resort to legal action.
話(はな)し合(あ)いで解決(かいけつ)しなければ、法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)を取(と)るしかない。
If we can't resolve it through discussion, we have no choice but to take legal action.
誹謗(ひぼう)中傷(ちゅうしょう)に対(たい)して法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)を検討(けんとう)していると発表(はっぴょう)した。
They announced that they are considering legal action against defamation.

USAGE:
Often appears in news and public statements, especially when celebrities or companies threaten legal action against online harassment. The phrase 法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)に訴(うった)える is a common fixed expression.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)に訴(うった)える (to resort to legal action)
  • 法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)を取(と)る (to take legal measures)
  • 法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)を検討(けんとう)する (to consider legal action)
  • 法的(ほうてき)手段(しゅだん)も辞(じ)さない (not hesitate to take legal action)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 訴訟(そしょう): lawsuit — a specific legal action, more concrete
  • 法的(ほうてき)措置(そち): legal measures — essentially synonymous, slightly more formal
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Added 2026.3.23 15:25
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