Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.是什么意思？

Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.

汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

Tom

n. 雄动物，雄猫；

例句
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
她听见汤姆和简互相打趣。

takes

v. 拿( take的第三人称单数 )，接受，学习，取得；

例句
Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds.
加速到时速60英里只需要5.7秒。

judicial

adj. 司法的，法庭的，明断的，公正的；

例句
He had the state's judicial power behind him.
他有国家司法权作后盾。

proceedings

n. 诉讼，事项，行径，事件，进程( proceeding的名词复数 )，行动，诉讼，会议记录；

例句
The proceedings have now been adjourned until next week...
会议休会至下周重开。

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

father

n. 父亲，祖先，（尤指天主教和东正教的）神父，天父；vt. 成为父亲，创立（新思想），创造，发明（新方法）；

例句
Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
珍妮特从11岁起就遭受父亲虐待。