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legal proceeding

[lee-guhl-pruh-seed-ing] / ˈli gəl prəˈsid ɪŋ /
NOUN
legal action
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They must get certifications showing they can operate the equipment and capture a legal proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

However, he has refused to link the claims handling issues to the rate hike request, maintaining the rate issue is a separate legal proceeding.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2025

The second impeachment of Donald Trump was a legal proceeding.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2025

The report is not a legal proceeding, Sidoti explained, and commissioners did not seek to prove allegations “beyond reasonable doubt,” as in a court of law.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2024

There had always been individuals unrestrained by the complicated oaths of the wedding service—a strictly legal proceeding to which the church had been permitted to add its furbelows—dissatisfied ladies, and gentlemen of the commercial road.

From San Crist?bal de la Habana by Joseph Hergesheimer




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