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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

The legal proceeding is expected to last around a month, with Judge Arun Subramanian, who also presided over the sentencing of disgraced music mogul Sean Combs last year, at the helm.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

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

And it is unquestionable, that much of that contempt for the slow vengeance of a legal proceeding, which now distinguishes the people of the frontier west, originated then.

From Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States by F.O.C. Darley




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