legal proceeding
12
4.8
- noun
- /ˈliːɡəl prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
- Formal
:
procedimiento judicial
- You have to bear expenses that arise throughout legal proceedings until a judgment is delivered.
- institute legal proceeding
- legal proceedings in the courts
- subject to legal proceedings
Along those lines then, is there some sort of official legal proceeding going on right now?
- Along those lines then, is there some sort of official legal proceeding going on right now?
- They're on friendly terms that way and the legal proceedings are moving forward with the judge denying motions from both sides.
- I mean, I'm still in legal proceedings with.
Examples
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- Well, there will be legal proceedings and the allegations will be addressed.
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After months of investigation, the legal proceedings finally commenced in court to address the dispute.
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Some Member States were subject to two legal proceedings.
Academic text (2000) -
Along those lines then, is there some sort of official legal proceeding going on right now?
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You can get it all back after we finish with the legal proceeding.
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Privileged communication protects against forced disclosure in legal proceedings.
Academic text (2008) -
A judge ruled he should be kept on remand until the end of the legal proceedings against him.
Blog text (3) -
Systemotics routinely sends its members to observe legal proceedings where its interests are at stake.
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Corruption is a constituent factor in legal proceedings, primarily in disputes between private businesses.
Academic text (2016) -
Others must deal with services that are inadequate, suffering through drawn-out legal proceedings to obtain often negligible results.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
719
4.8
A person or company brings a claim to court to get a legal decision
159
7.5
Official legal actions in a court case
119
7.7
To use the courts to settle a dispute
102
7.9
A set of actions in court to decide a legal dispute
42
3.8
A court process to solve a dispute when someone sues another
27
3.5
A court case between two people or groups who disagree about legal rights
3
6.3
A court process to decide people's rights and duties
A case where one person takes another to court to get or protect a right
How Formal
- Formal
365
6.1
- Formal
∞
3.7
- Formal
12
4.8
- Specialized
69
6.0
41
4.2
- Formal
859
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly compositional: 'legal' (pertaining to law) modifies 'proceeding' (actions taken in court), yielding the straightforward sense of formal court actions. This adjective+noun combination is a common, cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Legal proceeding comes from the simple image of people proceeding — moving forward step by step through official court actions like filing papers, having a hearing, and getting a judgment. So, it means 'a formal series of actions in a court to settle a dispute'.