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noun ADJ. court, criminal, judicial, legal | bankruptcy, divorce, extradition, impeachment, libel | appeal, civil, committal, summary VERB + PROCEEDINGS bring, institute, take | begin, commence, start PROCEEDINGS + VERB begin, commence PREP. in ~ decisions made in court proceedings | ~ against She is bringing divorce proceedings against her husband. | ~ before in appeal proceedings before a tribunal | ~ between proceedings between the four parties involved
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