Took to court (4)
I believe the answer is:
sued
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">took to court</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('sue' can be a synonym of 'take to court')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sued that I've seen before include "taken to court" , "Started legal proceedings against (someone)" , "Prosecuted" , "Brought an action against" , "Took legal action against" .)