legal proceeding

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“What would the need be to enforce any type of legal proceeding within the campus that could not be done outside of the school? We don’t believe it’s necessary or appropriate,” he said in January.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

The second impeachment of Donald Trump was a legal proceeding.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

The report is not a legal proceeding, Sidoti explained, and commissioners did not seek to prove allegations “beyond reasonable doubt,” as in a court of law.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2024

Murray declined to share the information with the committee, citing the ongoing legal proceeding.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Costs.—The costs of a legal proceeding are no longer treated as damages to be assessed by the jury, nor do they depend on any act of the jury.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various