criminal proceedings

collocation in English

meaningsofcriminalandproceedings

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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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 ofcriminalandproceedingsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We do not yet know to what extent pharmaceutical class action suits andcriminalproceedingscan help.
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My final example of preemption in the criminal law is the justified use of force prior to the formal commencement ofcriminalproceedings.
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This leads to the imprisonment of the boy and institution ofcriminalproceedingsagainst him.
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At the time the study was undertaken it was possible thatcriminalproceedingsmight arise from the overall investigations.
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In this way, the social background of the victim became irrelevant incriminalproceedings.
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To begin with, we have wanted a way to stress to jurors that the burden of proof incriminalproceedingsfalls on the state, not the defendant.
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Mughalcriminalproceedingshad distinguished different levels of punishment according to the social background of the victim.
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Courts are not required to keep records of the grounds for the refusal of applications for legal aid incriminalproceedings.
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I am not yet able to say when a decision will be reached as to the taking ofcriminalproceedings.
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Any leads which suggest a possibility of fraud are investigated, andcriminalproceedingsare taken where satisfactory proof is obtained.
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A number of cases have already come under scrutiny, with a view to possiblecriminalproceedings.
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This provides a proper and adequate means of ensuring that prohibition orders are respected andcriminalproceedingsare therefore unnecessary.
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And the most important field of all where justice should be seen to be done is surely incriminalproceedings.
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It was too elusive a criterion to serve as a proper basis forcriminalproceedings.
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But this new clause goes a great deal further, in that it deals with allcriminalproceedingsin magistrates' courts.
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The section 165 inspectors are unable to complete their report until the matter of possiblecriminalproceedingsis disposed of.
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As has been said many times, the system of care orders incriminalproceedingsis one of the many injustices in dealing with young offenders.
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To introduce the aggregation that is set out in the new clause incriminalproceedingsis a dubious proposition.
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They are not evidence in themselves and would not be offered as such incriminalproceedings.
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Subsection (7) says that a failure to comply with the provision will not render a person liable to civil orcriminalproceedings.
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