legal proceedings

idiom

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

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The filing includes details on the company's legal proceedings, noting a judgment related to a dispute with Sprague Operating Resources, LLC, which was resolved with a payment of $173,000. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025 The government is reportedly pursuing its claim through legal proceedings at the Paris Judicial Tribunal, with further action to be expected. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025 The judge also mandated that the inmate continue receiving hormone therapy during the legal proceedings. Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025 More recently, Title 18 was used in the legal proceedings against Snowden, the former CIA employee and contractor who in 2013 disclosed highly classified information about NSA surveillance. Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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