legal proceedings

idiom

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

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Over the weekend, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters filled the streets on the country’s Independence Day to protest the legal proceedings. Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the panel’s ruling could stall legal proceedings on the case unrelated to the judge’s injunction on the NEPA matter and allow the detention center to operate for months, possibly a year, without any legal scrutiny in the federal district court. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025 Heidi and Hopie took legal action against their father over the situation with Indiana in 2024, and legal proceedings remain ongoing. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 Chief District Court Roy Wiggins ordered a forensic evaluation of whether Brown could understand the legal proceedings against him. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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