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
Anabelle	AN-ə-bel	English (Modern)
Dilys	-	Welsh
Nestor	NES-tor (English)	Greek Mythology, Russian
Manno	-	Ancient Germanic
Ioel	-	Biblical Greek
Lari	LAH-ree	Finnish