Action taken in a court to settle a dispute.
she intends to start legal proceedings against them
Example sentencesExamples
- These rules require companies to disclose all material legal proceedings in their public filings.
- Recently enacted legislation is facing its most crucial test in the current legal proceedings.
- He said the council was awaiting a revised court date relating to its legal proceedings over the site.
- One of the main concerns of the group is the cost of legal proceedings.
- Few can recall a previous occasion on which the integrity of a chief executive sustained such huge damage in legal proceedings.