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Meaning of "legal proceedings" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

legal proceedings  [ˈliːɡəl prəˈsiːdɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Legal proceedings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGAL PROCEEDINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Legal proceeding

A legal proceeding is any activity that seeks to invoke the power of a tribunal in order to enforce a law, or obtain legal remedies pursuant to a law. Although the term may be defined more broadly or more narrowly as circumstances require, it has been noted that "he term legal proceedings includes proceedings brought by or at the instigation of a public authority, and an appeal against the decision of a court or tribunal". Legal proceedings are generally characterized by an orderly process in which participants or their representatives are able to present evidence in support of their claims, and to argue in favor of particular interpretations of the law, after which a judge, jury, or other factfinder makes a determination of the factual and legal issues. ▪ Activities needed to have a court deem legal process to have been provided, such as through service of process. ▪ Conduct of a trial, whether a lawsuit or civil trial, or a criminal trial. ▪ Issuance and enforcement of court orders, including those imposing foreclosure or receivership. ▪ Hearings, particularly administrative hearings. ▪ Arbitration.

Definition of legal proceedings in the English dictionary

The definition of legal proceedings in the dictionary is legal action taken against someoneto start legal proceedings against sb/sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


attendings
əˈtendɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
findings
ˈfaɪndɪŋz
Kings
kɪŋz
pleadings
ˈpliːdɪŋz
proceedings
prəˈsiːdɪŋz
rankings
ˈræŋkɪŋz
ratings
ˈreɪtɪŋz
savings
ˈseɪvɪŋz
screedings
ˈskriːdɪŋz
soundings
ˈsaʊndɪŋz
Springs
sprɪŋz
strings
strɪŋz
surroundings
səˈraʊndɪŋz
things
θɪŋz
thirdings
ˈθɜːdɪŋz
tidings
ˈtaɪdɪŋz
weekendings
ˌwiːkˈendɪŋz
wings
ˈwɪŋz
Writings
ˈraɪtɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

legal document
legal eagle
legal entity
legal fees
legal fiction
legal high
legal holiday
legal limit
legal medicine
legal offence
legal opinion
legal positivism
legal process
legal profession
legal redress
legal representation
legal separation
legal successor
legal system
legal tender

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

affiliation proceedings
bankruptcy proceedings
bearings
cash holdings
committal proceedings
criminal proceedings
cross holdings
evenings
filings
fittings
furnishings
glad tidings
judicial proceedings
leggings
off soundings
on soundings
queen of puddings
to take soundings
touring bindings
with all the trimmings

Synonyms and antonyms of legal proceedings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legal proceedings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Find out the translation of legal proceedings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legal proceedings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legal proceedings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诉讼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

procedimientos legales
570 millions of speakers

English

legal proceedings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानूनी कार्यवाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإجراءات القانونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

судопроизводство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

processos judiciais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইনি মামলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

procédures judiciaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prosiding undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gerichtsverfahren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法的手続き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법적 절차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proses hukum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủ tục tố tụng pháp lý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்ட நடவடிக்கைகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायदेशीर कार्यवाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasal işlemler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

procedimenti giudiziari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

postępowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

судочинство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

procedurilor legale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομικές διαδικασίες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regsgeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rättsliga förfaranden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søksmål
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legal proceedings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGAL PROCEEDINGS»

The term «legal proceedings» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGAL PROCEEDINGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legal proceedings» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legal proceedings» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legal proceedings

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGAL PROCEEDINGS»

Discover the use of legal proceedings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legal proceedings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Legal Ethics in Child Custody and Dependency Proceedings: A ...
This 2006 book provides a fully annotated discussion of the ethical universe surrounding state-mandated and private legal disputes involving the custody and best interest of children.
William Wesley Patton, 2006
2
Insolvency proceedings and commercial arbitration
As a component in the identification and scrutiny of the relationship between insolvency proceedings and commercial arbitration, this book assesses the nature and character of both types of proceedings and clarifies the applicable ...
Vesna Lazić, 1998
3
ARBITRATION ACT 1996 - STAY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, SECTION 9 ...
PART. II. (The. Reasoning). I do not wish to attempt to step into the shoes of a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary but my point may be easier to make if I were to imagine that an appeal against the majority judgment, in Halki Shipping Corporation -v- ...
Francis Miller
4
Correspondence, legal proceedings, and evidences respecting ...
London St. Paul's sch Maria Hackett. To the Rev. Dr. Richardson. REV. SIR, ' May 10. 1813. I HAVE been disappointed in not having had the pleasure of seeing you at Crosby Square, as your letter of Feb. 5. gave me reason to expect ; and ...
London St. Paul's sch, Maria Hackett, 1816
5
Medical Records Use and Abuse
Law enforcement agencies and judicial bodies have various powers to compel the disclosure of medical records for the purpose of criminal investigations and legal proceedings. Although some of these disclosures may benefit patients, and  ...
Heidi Tranberg, Jem Rashbash, 2004
6
Powers of Attorney in Australia and New Zealand
Power to commence or defend legal proceedings There is no rule that such a power must be given expressly and will not be inferred, although Long128 comments that where an attorney is intended to have the power to initiate or defend legal ...
Berna Collier, Shannon Lindsay, 1992
7
Paths to Justice Scotland: What People in Scotland Do and ...
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ADJUDICATION2 In only about 9% of all cases of non-trivial justiciable problems was the matter concluded on the basis of a court, tribunal or ombudsman's adjudication, although the proportion of the sample ...
Hazel G. Genn, Alan Paterson, 2001
8
Defense in International Criminal Proceedings
The term "legal assistance" refers to representation by an attorney or other person, without cost or at substantially reduced cost, to an individual in need of such representation in criminal legal proceedings. In that sense, the term has 8 ...
Michael Bohlander, Roman Boed, Richard Wilson, 2006
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
4029, April 24, 1963, as amended by 29 F.R. 15960 December 1, 1964), neither military personnel nor civilian employees of the Army will confer or correspond with any representative of the Department of Justice concerning legal proceedings ...
‎1978
10
Litigation Funding for the Property Industry
ADVERSE COSTS The net costs of the Opponent in the Legal Proceedings to the extent that the Insured Litigant lS legally liable to discharge them, after taking account of any costs awarded against the Opponent or agreed to be paid by the ...
David Layard, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGAL PROCEEDINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legal proceedings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Human-Rights Lawyers Detained in China Confess, State Media …
... People's Daily reports for presenting what appeared to be a definitive conclusion on the case before the completion of legal proceedings. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Surveillance Society: Throw the (Face)book at 'em | Pittsburgh Post …
... the debate over online surveillance has involved anti-terrorism efforts, online activity can be used as evidence in everyday legal proceedings, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
NYC Council Speaker Celebrates End of Unaccompanied Minors …
... in Spanish and English, in which children and their parents or custodians are trained and prepared for upcoming legal proceedings. This is ... «JP Updates, Jul 15»
4
Tunisia terror attack victims could take legal action against holiday …
Victims of the terror attack in Tunisia have instructed their lawyers to consider legal proceedings against holiday firms. Irwin Mitchell law firm ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
5
Number of registered births falls for fourth year in a row | Irish …
General registrars are increasingly being dragged into legal proceedings, while new figures also indicate that the number of registered births ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
'Child agency facing a crisis a year' | Irish Examiner
He said the guardian ad litem system, in which the court appoints a legal guardian in legal proceedings, needed to be thoroughly overhauled ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Why Neymar Will Go on and Become a Barcelona Legend …
Although legal proceedings against former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu concerning the machinations of his transfer ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
8
Presumption of guilt: The flaw in new federal integrity rules | Ottawa …
... the supplier ban will potentially stay in place if legal proceedings are still underway. The bid-rigging case dragged on for more than six years. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
9
Progressives' Two-Pronged Attack on America | Frontpage Mag
The legal proceedings stretched on for years. De Blasio's predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, declined to settle the case because city attorneys ... «FrontPage Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Mother's secret treatment could have harmed coma teen: DHB
He said unauthorised use maybe subject to legal proceedings, but it's not the role of the DHB to initiate charges. Associate Health Minister ... «Newstalk ZB, Jul 15»

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