legal proceedings

idiom

: actions taken to settle an argument in a court of law

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Interfering with another country's legal proceedings is not on the list. Steve Inskeep, NPR, 14 July 2025 This also wouldn’t be the first time that X has been involved in serious legal proceedings with a major democracy. PC Magazine, 12 July 2025 Arsenal declined to answer, citing the ongoing legal proceedings. James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025 That changed after two more years of legal proceedings. Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for legal proceedings

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“Legal proceedings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20proceedings. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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