commencement of proceedings

collocation in English

meaningsofcommencementandproceedings

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commencement
noun
uk
/kəˈmens.mənt/us
/kəˈmens.mənt/
formal
the beginning ...
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proceedings
noun[plural]
uk
/prəˈsiː.dɪŋz/us
/proʊˈsiː.dɪŋz/
a series of events that happen in a planned and ...
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(Definition ofcommencementandproceedingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Surely a judicial court would ensure that those brought before it were charged at thecommencementofproceedings.
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My other point relates to clause 6(3), which deals with the time limit for thecommencementofproceedings.
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It was always appreciated, however, that it did not touch the period between the commission of the offence and thecommencementofproceedings.
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The proposals for easiercommencementofproceedingsand for simplified combined rules of procedure can only assist litigants and lawyers.
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In many cases this resulted in thecommencementofproceedingswhere breaches of duty were observed.
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The average length of time between thecommencementofproceedingsand trial, or guilty plea, is reducing.
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At thecommencementofproceedingsyesterday we asked about the exclusion of the old workmen's compensation cases and the time-barred pneumoconiotics.
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At the same time it might well have adversely affected the rights of innocent third parties during the period from thecommencementofproceedingsuntil the date of conviction.
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No time limit is imposed for thecommencementofproceedings; nor is any attempt made to restrict the ability to appeal from the decision of the judge at first instance.
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They are conducted by a so-called judge-mediator after thecommencementofproceedings.
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Both parties to a complaint must be informed of thecommencementofproceedingsand the result of an investigation.
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