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
Della	['delə]
Zrinka	-	Croatian
Franciszka	frahn-CHEESH-kah	Polish
Demeter (2)	-	Hungarian
Stephenson	['sti:vnsn]
Helah	HEE-lə (English)	Biblical