legal proceeding
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legal proceedings
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They must get certifications showing they can operate the equipment and capture a legal proceeding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
“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
When the buyer learned how he had been tricked he began a legal proceeding to get back a part of the money that he had paid, and won his case.
From Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) by Seymour Eaton
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