proceed against
phrasal verb
proceeded against; proceeding against; proceeds against
law
: to start a legal case against (someone)
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Meanwhile, a federal appeals court panel temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt proceeding against the Trump administration over its deportation flights to El Salvador last month.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Judge William Hansen ruled that the case could proceed against the company, but ordered FSA to pay 100,000 pounds ($126,000) in legal fees.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump has asked to have the charges against him dropped in the Georgia case, which the court didn’t rule on prior to Willis’ disqualification, but the case would still proceed against his co-defendants even if Trump gets dismissed from the case.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Garland ordered the classified documents report sealed for now because a case might still proceed against two of Trump’s co-defendants.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, even if the impeachment proceeding against Trump had resulted in a conviction by the Senate, that would not have been sufficient to address the federal interest, Smith said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
And with Trump set to take office in less than two weeks, legal experts broadly agree criminal prosecutions cannot proceed against a sitting president.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
According to the filing, state prosecutors are not bound by the Department of Justice's policies, and past court decisions have not clearly established a precedent for state cases proceeding against a sitting president.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The fiery incident occurs amid a criminal court proceeding against Atlas and its owners, Gary and Matthew Weisenberg.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Judge William Hansen ruled that the case could proceed against the company, but ordered FSA to pay 100,000 pounds ($126,000) in legal fees.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump has asked to have the charges against him dropped in the Georgia case, which the court didn’t rule on prior to Willis’ disqualification, but the case would still proceed against his co-defendants even if Trump gets dismissed from the case.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Garland ordered the classified documents report sealed for now because a case might still proceed against two of Trump’s co-defendants.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, even if the impeachment proceeding against Trump had resulted in a conviction by the Senate, that would not have been sufficient to address the federal interest, Smith said.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
And with Trump set to take office in less than two weeks, legal experts broadly agree criminal prosecutions cannot proceed against a sitting president.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
According to the filing, state prosecutors are not bound by the Department of Justice's policies, and past court decisions have not clearly established a precedent for state cases proceeding against a sitting president.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The fiery incident occurs amid a criminal court proceeding against Atlas and its owners, Gary and Matthew Weisenberg.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Proceed against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20against. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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