institute against

institute something against someone or something

to initiate something against someone or something. The hospital decided to institute proceedings against her for failing to pay her bill. The prosecutor instituted a case against the county board.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iikka	EE:K-kah	Finnish
Renie	-	English (Rare)
Christie (1)	KRIS-tee	English
Mojca	-	Slovene, Croatian
Brynjarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Stanford	['stænfəd]