noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
court proceedings (=the processes that are part of a court case)
▪ The court proceedings were over in a day.
criminal proceedings (=actions to deal with criminals, such as charging people with crimes or bringing them to trial)
▪ Criminal proceedings have been started against the officers connected with the events.
divorce proceedings (=the legal processes of getting a divorce)
▪ His first marriage was unsuccessful and led to long divorce proceedings.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
civil
▪ The Act contains similar requirements to those in civil proceedings.
▪ It was suggested that under the circumstances civil proceedings might have been preferable to a court martial.
▪ Infringements can be dealt with by an out-of-court settlement or if necessary by civil proceedings.
▪ There is no legal requirement for a child's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings.
▪ Either criminal or civil proceedings may be brought by the Attorney General.
▪ Under civil proceedings, the appropriate care and cure of the young offender is, in theory at least, the only consideration.
▪ It will include other forms of civil proceedings: for example, an originating summons.
▪ If the defendant states he was wrongly convicted, he puts that fact in issue in the civil proceedings.
criminal
▪ There is no statutory limitation period for criminal proceedings such as those in the instant case.
▪ He would simply not allow it in criminal proceedings.
▪ However it is quite proper to reject a request if the evidence is really being sought with a view to its use in criminal proceedings.
▪ Further investigation of the complaint was deferred until the outcome of the criminal proceedings against the two young men.
▪ However, with certain crimes, an affected member of the public may commence criminal proceedings.
▪ If it's found that they continued to cash cheques after that date, criminal proceedings will follow.
▪ The authorities considered these cases suitable for civil, not criminal, legal proceedings.
▪ Dorset Police said its investigation into the tragedy would look at whether there were any grounds for criminal proceedings.
disciplinary
▪ A candidate who engages in plagiarism shall be subject to disciplinary proceedings. 12.
▪ Robins hired former Attorney General Griffin Bell to institute disciplinary proceedings against the judge.
▪ But it accepted there were flaws in procedures in disciplinary proceedings against Mr Pink.
▪ The teachers then appeared before the school board, asking that they be treated as a group in any disciplinary proceedings.
▪ There was some discussion about the possibility of disciplinary proceedings before the General Council of the Bar.
▪ This need remains as strong after disciplinary proceedings as before, perhaps even stronger.
▪ This would amount to a breach of their contract of employment and lay them open to disciplinary proceedings.
▪ It is equally important that disciplinary proceedings should not become unduly protracted.
judicial
▪ This has recently been the subject of judicial review proceedings.
▪ In 1925 forty-five Chicago judges voted to prohibit cameras in state courtrooms during judicial proceedings.
▪ It had, for example, appeared in previous judicial proceedings.
▪ The adversarial nature of judicial and arbitral proceedings likewise assumes a bilateral model, which is especially clear in boundary determination.
legal
▪ The threat of legal proceedings is not improper pressure.
▪ General Ulysses S.. Grant suggested that legal proceedings be brought against the city for damages suffered by the blacks.
▪ How long that takes is entirely a matter for the legal proceedings in Ireland.It's dependent on them.
▪ Then what role did race play in the legal proceedings involving Simpson?
▪ After lengthy legal proceedings the forged will was declared void in 1989 and the forgers duly punished.
▪ Mr Benquis faces strong political pressure to successfully wrap up both the investigation and any subsequent legal proceedings.
▪ Lloyds Bank say they won't comment because the matter is subject to legal proceedings.
▪ But meanwhile the park has agreed to seek protection orders in consultation with landowners, rather than risking conflict and long legal proceedings.
main
▪ In the view of the applicants in the main proceedings, a residence requirement would not automatically infringe article 52.
▪ The main proceedings will be published as a book.
other
▪ The rationale of the distinction between summary and other proceedings probably lies in the respective limitation periods.
▪ Viewers in this country do get a fair picture of the debates and other proceedings in our House.
▪ On 22 October, corresponding alterations were made for trams and other traffic proceeding towards the Embankment.
▪ We will defend vigorously the libel proceedings commenced us by Virgin and its owner and any other proceedings they choose to commence.
▪ It would extend not only to appeals to the Visitors but also to any other court proceedings reasonably incurred.
parliamentary
▪ If so, does this case fall within the category of cases where reference to Parliamentary proceedings should be permitted? 3.
▪ If reference to Parliamentary proceedings is permissible, what is the true construction of the statutory provisions? 4.
▪ If reference to the Parliamentary proceedings is not permissible, what is the true construction of the statutory provisions? 5.
▪ The case was originally argued before your Lordships without reference to any Parliamentary proceedings.
▪ Thirdly, newspapers report on parliamentary proceedings discussing changes in the law.
▪ The directives had no application to parliamentary proceedings or elections and allowed reported speech.
▪ Publication of false reports of Parliamentary proceedings and premature disclosure of committee proceedings have both constituted contempt.
▪ This approach draws a distinction which is not reflected in the Parliamentary proceedings.
present
▪ Subsequently, he instituted the present friendly proceedings to test the legal position in regard to the rate at which the rent was payable.
▪ But these abuses and reforms have nothing to do with the order made by Buckley J. in the present proceedings.
▪ The first that Tarmac knew that the union disapproved was when the present proceedings were commenced.
▪ It is in relation to that order of the court that the present proceedings arise.
■ NOUN
bankruptcy
▪ No sum is disclosed but bankruptcy proceedings can only be brought if at least £750 is owed.
▪ The prosecution sought to adduce in evidence documents which contained statements made by the defendant in the earlier bankruptcy proceedings.
▪ First, about half of it will be used to pay creditors and to meet legal fees connected with the bankruptcy proceedings.
▪ Alliant Computer Inc, which used the 80860 in high-end parallel systems recently filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
care
▪ A parent or guardian can always apply for a s8 order in the course of care proceedings.
▪ A parent may, for example, wish to be represented in care proceedings and apply for a s8 order.
▪ Eventually it became necessary for a place of safety order to be made and for care proceedings to be instituted.
▪ They do apply to applications for interim orders in care proceedings.
▪ A guardian ad litem appointed in emergency protection proceedings will usually continue to act in any care proceedings which follow.
▪ Where there are concurrent criminal proceedings a parent may seek an adjournment of the care proceedings until the criminal process is completed.
▪ A solicitor can represent parents and children at care proceedings, and advise on, eg, contact with children in care.
▪ The woman, who can not be named for legal reasons, wants the circumstances of her children's care proceedings examined.
committal
▪ Arrangements for committal proceedings should be reviewed, and short term imprisonment discouraged as being expensive and of little reformative value.
▪ The magistrates adjourned the hearing until October 8, when committal proceedings are likely to take place.
▪ He was released on conditional bail pending committal proceedings.
▪ Melvyn Kelly, prosecuting, said it was expected that committal proceedings would be able to take place in two weeks.
▪ At the committal proceedings, Mr. Gilbert gave his account.
▪ The case was adjourned until June 22 for committal proceedings and Port, 39, was granted unconditional bail.
court
▪ The Smiths were not happy with the Melody Maker piece and, not surprisingly, more court proceedings began to take place.
▪ Only six of the 352 people in the jury pool were questioned in the initial seven hours of court proceedings.
▪ We hope the court proceedings will be concluded quickly, so that the period of uncertainty is kept to a minimum.
▪ It also reveals the stubbornness of bankers who refused to concede their error even after repeated court proceedings.
▪ Court action Where we are unable to deal with a case by negotiation we will issue court proceedings.
▪ The teenagers, all of whom are incarcerated at Alameda County juvenile hall, will undergo closed juvenile court proceedings.
▪ The inquest was adjourned until completion of court proceedings.
▪ Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.
divorce
▪ She dropped divorce proceedings hoping the ban would be lifted.
▪ Given the quick nature of the divorce proceedings, it appears most of the hard negotiations are out of the way.
▪ Awife whose solicitors have been negligent in negotiating a financial settlement in her divorce proceedings is entitled to damages against the solicitors.
▪ A wife, who had been married for six years, consulted the defendant firm of solicitors about her divorce proceedings.
▪ It's the only real explanation Tolby had for him starting up the divorce proceedings again.
▪ It meant solicitors, divorce proceedings.
▪ Except in divorce proceedings, commencement by petition is now very rare.
impeachment
▪ The Supreme Court was due to rule whether he must face impeachment proceedings on corruption charges.
▪ House members saw a need to move quickly to avoid having the legislation bottled up by possible impeachment proceedings.
▪ But they failed to reach agreement, and the speaker, Ruslan Khasbulatov, said impeachment proceedings would go forward.
▪ No one in the House has initiated formal impeachment proceedings against Mr Rubin.
▪ Only the three senior judges could initiate impeachment proceedings against the president.
▪ This news sent stock markets rising after serious losses over recent days due to fears that the President could face impeachment proceedings.
▪ The threat of impeachment proceedings -- a grenade flung earlier this month by Rep.
■ VERB
apply
▪ This prohibition applies to all proceedings under s34 including applications to vary or discharge existing orders.
▪ The same principle may be applied in legal proceedings where privilege is claimed.
▪ The rules applying to such proceedings are the Insolvency Rules 1986.
▪ There seems no good reason why the same should not apply before county court proceedings are brought.
▪ The principles in s1 are important as they apply to all legal proceedings under the Act.
▪ This applies whether proceedings were initiated in the High Court or arrived there by way of transfer from the county court.
▪ Appeals to the county court Proceedings commenced in the wrong county court Order 16, r 2 applies.
▪ As to the former, the usual procedural rules apply depending on whether proceedings are commenced in the High Court or county court.
begin
▪ If they refuse, the lawyers say they will begin proceedings in the High Court for damages.
▪ But of those, three awards were never paid and one was paid only after the consumer began court proceedings.
▪ They immediately began proceedings for judicial review to challenge the validity of the Regulations.
▪ The senior Sharifi led evening prayers and, after a meal, they began the proceedings.
▪ Mrs Bond recently began divorce proceedings.
▪ The government even began legal proceedings against the survivors, indicting them for rebellion and damaging public property.
▪ This month, the Inland Revenue moves swiftly to begin proceedings.
▪ The Black Country Development Corporation has begun proceedings to buy the pub but it has made no public statement giving its reasons.
bring
▪ Northern Electric is bringing the proceedings against the company.
▪ Third parties harmed by anti-competitive agreements may bring proceedings for damages.
▪ Thus, I conclude that the requirement to serve a demand is a procedural condition precedent to bringing proceedings.
▪ Assistance is only available to those who are able to bring relevant proceedings to court in their own right.
▪ If she still isn't happy, then she should consider bringing proceedings to the small-claims court.
▪ McGregor brought Cargolux into the proceedings as third party and for indemnity.
▪ He can bring proceedings for a High Court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement.
▪ The opposition parties have brought proceedings in the Diet to a standstill.
commence
▪ The defendant did not commence proceedings against the appellant until 7 March 1988.
▪ P2 would therefore have until 1993 to commence proceedings under the section.
▪ In this case, it must commence formal proceedings.
▪ However, with certain crimes, an affected member of the public may commence criminal proceedings.
▪ A purchaser would have to locate and commence proceedings against all vendors.
▪ It is normal to commence proceedings in the local County Court - e.g. for the recovery of a debt.
dominate
▪ A majority in either House has the ultimate power to dominate proceedings.
▪ That question has dominated the proceedings in Blackpool this week.
▪ Almost all breeds are here ... although Border collies tend to dominate the proceedings.
▪ But it was Mr Samaranch, 81, a former member of Franco's govern ment, who dominated proceedings.
initiate
▪ The Act allows, for the first time, children to initiate proceedings and instruct a solicitor to make court applications independently.
▪ C., known as Fannie Mae, lenders have to initiate foreclosure proceedings 3 months after the first missed payment.
▪ The courts construed this broadly to include the documents which initiated the proceedings, the pleadings and the adjudication.
▪ No one in the House has initiated formal impeachment proceedings against Mr Rubin.
▪ It initiated liquidation proceedings after the sum it was owed for components it had supplied reached £2.1 million.
▪ Only the three senior judges could initiate impeachment proceedings against the president.
▪ The Act allows children, for the first time, to initiate proceedings and instruct a solicitor to make applications to court.
institute
▪ Subsequently, he instituted the present friendly proceedings to test the legal position in regard to the rate at which the rent was payable.
▪ Robins hired former Attorney General Griffin Bell to institute disciplinary proceedings against the judge.
issue
▪ Because few such cases proceed to trial it was argued that claims assessors should be able to issue proceedings on behalf of their clients.
▪ Without her knowledge, in August 1989 the landlord had issued proceedings, wrongly contending that he was a resident landlord.
▪ Court action Where we are unable to deal with a case by negotiation we will issue court proceedings.
▪ However this position will change if it should become necessary to issue court proceedings.
▪ We then issued a writ and proceedings ensued.
▪ Similarly, in a case of maximum severity, it may be necessary to issue proceedings very quickly.
▪ Attending court to issue proceedings, on interlocutory matters or attending trial.
open
▪ Several news organizations then filed court papers seeking to open the proceedings, leading to the ruling Tuesday.
▪ The toastmaster opens the proceedings and keeps them flowing smoothly.
▪ No excuses or substitutes will be accepted and Mrs Thatcher herself will open and close proceedings.
▪ Within one month of receiving the notification, the Commission has to decide whether to approve the merger or to open proceedings.
▪ Where the Commission opens proceedings, it then has a further four months in which to issue a final decision.
▪ This would amount to a breach of their contract of employment and lay them open to disciplinary proceedings.
▪ If not it seems to me possible that Summerchild could be opening himself to proceedings under the Official Secrets Act.
start
▪ It's the only real explanation Tolby had for him starting up the divorce proceedings again.
▪ In fact, so delighted had they been with Kyle that they had started proceedings to adopt a second child.
▪ He was about to start legal proceedings, and Keith would have been forced to sell out.
▪ Cochrane, starting proceedings on 98, relied on a car.
take
▪ It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings.
▪ I said I would not take any further proceedings.
▪ Often the process of enforcement or preservation makes it necessary for him to take or defend proceedings.
▪ Firstly, it can be taken from court proceedings.
▪ Was not the question whether Beer's promise not to take proceedings was binding? 6.
▪ Kleomenes came, with a bodyguard, and with his backing Isagoras took proceedings against Kleisthenes.
▪ This subject, which was illustrated by slides, prompted questions and discussion which took proceedings up to the end of the afternoon.
watch
▪ As Urquhart watched the proceedings with considerable satisfaction, the telephone rang.
▪ The man of the moment sat on a ledge near the fireplace, smiling and watching the proceedings with a cool reserve.
▪ The general public and those who watch our proceedings on television must wonder whether we are really fighting.
▪ He watched the daily proceedings on a television monitor installed in his hospital room.
▪ All this time, her mate has been standing by, watching the proceedings.
▪ He was in his office and did not watch the proceedings on television, according to spokesman Lauren Maddox.
▪ In a good position for watching the proceedings were the carriages of three or four noblemen who were entertaining their friends.
▪ The meeting was closed to the public, and journalists watched the proceedings on closed-circuit television.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
legal action/proceedings
▪ But, as Kim Barnes reports, Lexie McConnell's family say it won't stop their legal action for negligence.
▪ He is is now planning legal action to get compensation.
▪ Quiet diplomacy was out; legal action was in.
▪ That's where legal expenses insurance helps - it protects against the cost of taking legal action.
▪ The authorities considered these cases suitable for civil, not criminal, legal proceedings.
▪ The company expected legal action, and it got it.
▪ The Scheme makes no difference to an employee's rights to take legal action, and the Company accepts no liability.
▪ This broadly relates to communications between lawyer and client either in relation to the giving of legal advice or in contemplation of legal proceedings.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Brady directs the proceedings at the board meetings.
▪ divorce proceedings.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Dorset Police said its investigation into the tragedy would look at whether there were any grounds for criminal proceedings.
▪ For hearsay evidence to be admissible in proceedings in the magistrates' court the proceedings have to be family proceedings.
▪ In later proceedings, the validity of this arrest was upheld.
▪ Supervision orders, but not care orders, may also be made in criminal proceedings and are then subject to different legal requirements.
▪ The husband's advisers will also have regard to the advantages of severance whilst matrimonial proceedings are pending.
▪ They do apply to applications for interim orders in care proceedings.