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How to use the word proceedings in a Sentence?

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The entirety of the prosecution’s case file will soon have to be turned over to the defense, prosecutors don’t want it made public because they’re focused on the proceedings and know Trump will try this in the court of public opinion way before any trial in a court. That’s where the integrity of the proceedings can get really dicey – and that’s what they’re trying to accomplish with a protective order.

– Karen Friedman Agnifilo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the criminal proceedings being investigated by our law enforcement officers, more than 16,000 forced deportations of Ukrainian children by the occupier have already been recorded. But the real, full number of deportees may be much higher, such a criminal operation would have been impossible without the order of the highest leader of the terrorist state.

– Volodymyr Zelensky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We hope that our proceedings will inspire the UN General Assembly to authorize the Secretary General to enter into an agreement with Ukraine to establish a tribunal with legal jurisdiction over aggression in Ukraine.

– Stephen Rapp

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We don’t have a lot of information that you guys don’t have, we’re just watching this unfold and … it’s going to be locked up in bankruptcy proceedings, most likely for some time.

– Vlad Tenev

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If President Trump was central to the January 6th Committee's proceedings, why are they ending with him rather than starting with him? with a few weeks before the midterm elections and a few months until Republicans assume majority control of Congress, reasonable people can be excused for thinking this subpoena is somewhere between symbolic and suspicious.

– Kellyanne Conway

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I am so grateful my client was able to experience a well-run, orderly, and fair trial, despite Carnival's best efforts to poison the jury with inappropriate comments throughout the proceedings, we fully expect Carnival to appeal as they have never done the right thing when it comes to my brave client.

– Daniel Courtney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re thrilled to celebrate a victory for Rosa today, but it is deeply regrettable that this law-abiding woman was subjected to distressing, drawn-out criminal proceedings in the first place, no doubt due to her pro-life stance, this follows a worrying trend in law enforcement where individuals are routinely arrested simply because their views are considered to be controversial or offensive.

– Jeremiah Igunnubole

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

As of today, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding treason and collaboration activities of employees of prosecutor's offices, pretrial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies, in 198 criminal proceedings, relevant persons were notified of suspicion. In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor's office and the Security Service of Ukraine remained in the occupied territory and are working against our state.

– The Ukrainian president

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We continue to rescue and provide medical assistance to those in distress, my message to those considering taking this dangerous journey is simple: this is not an easy passage, the human smugglers only care about your money – not your life or the lives of your loved ones, and you will be placed in removal proceedings from the United States if you cross the border without legal authorization and are unable to establish a legal basis to remain.

– Chris Magnus

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Canada made several requests to attend the trial proceedings of Canadian citizen, Xiao Jianhua. Our attendance was denied by Chinese authorities.

– The Canadian Embassy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Government must either :( 1) detain them,( 2) return them to a contiguous foreign nation, or( 3) parole them into the United States on an individualized, case-by-case basis, these options operate in a hydraulic relationship : When it is not possible for the Government to comply with the statutory mandate to detain inadmissible aliens pending further proceedings, it must resort to one or both of the other two options in order to comply with the detention requirement to the greatest extent possible.

– Samuel Alito

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

In the Turks and Caicos Islands, as in the United Kingdom, it is customary and best practice for an inquest to be held either at the conclusion of a murder investigation, or where an investigation has exhausted all the avenues of inquiry or any related criminal court proceedings have concluded, otherwise, any police investigation or a fair criminal trial is in danger of being compromised by a premature inquest, thereby potentially denying justice for the deceased and their loved ones.

– Trevor Botting

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I appreciated the platform the tour has provided me to play the game that I love and for the opportunities that have come with it, however, to remain a PGA Tour player, I must give up my right to make these choices about my career. If I exercise my right to choose where and when I play golf, then I can not remain a PGA Tour player without facing disciplinary proceedings and legal action from The PGA Tour.

– Kevin Na

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The court's decision effectively closes the federal courts to many prisoners with extremely serious constitutional ineffective trial counsel claims simply because they were unlucky enough to have incompetent lawyers at every stage of state court proceedings.

– Robert Loeb

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's usually difficult, if not impossible, to show that your lawyer was ineffective without introducing new evidence, since that ineffectiveness often turns on evidence that wasn't introduced, but today's decision makes it impossible for prisoners to rely upon new evidence to prove that the lawyer representing them in state post-conviction proceedings was ineffective.

– Steve Vladeck

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's absolutely unethical... if you are up coaching divers from your own nation, I don't see how you could be viewed as a neutral party, i also can't think of any other sport where you would have a vice president on pool deck coaching and having such an open interest in the proceedings.

– Simon Latimer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Once the Title 42 Order is no longer in place, DHS will process individuals encountered at the border pursuant to Title 8, which is the standard procedure we use to place individuals in removal proceedings, nonetheless, we know that smugglers will spread misinformation to take advantage of vulnerable migrants. Let me be clear : those unable to establish a legal basis to remain in the United States will be removed.

– Alejandro Mayorkas

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The American public is now turning into these proceedings, expecting a substantive discussion of matters of grave importance to the country with a nominee for the Supreme Court before us, i don't think we've set an appropriate tone by bickering over time and process at the outset of the proceedings.

– Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The idea is in no way to subvert or interfere with proper adoption proceedings, we’re not going to violate any laws.

– Christopher Jahraus

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Army readiness depends on Soldiers who are prepared to train, deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars, unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness. We will begin involuntary separation proceedings for Soldiers who refuse the vaccine order and are not pending a final decision on an exemption.

– Christine Wormuth

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against male artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak (RUS) following his shocking behavior at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

– The FIG

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

With respect to the situation in Ukraine, the ICC prosecutor may investigate allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide, the ICC is empowered to exercise jurisdiction only over natural persons. In other words, The ICC may institute proceedings only against individual humans. The ICC has no jurisdiction over the entities with which those humans may be affiliated, such as a government or a military.

– Dustin Lewis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The ICC may exercise jurisdiction only over individual humans ; The ICC has no jurisdiction over states such as Ukraine and Russia, the ICC operates on the basis that The ICC may prosecute anyone who is responsible for committing a crime falling within the jurisdiction of the court, irrespective of whether the person is a national of a state party to the court. Under that approach, The ICC may institute proceedings against a Russian or a Ukrainian national for a crime falling within the court’s jurisdiction allegedly committed on the territory of Ukraine during the current armed conflict.

– Dustin Lewis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We were supposed to go to court in about a month and then hopefully have the chance to bring him home within another 30 days. But because everything has been shut down, all of the adoptions and proceedings have been halted.

– Jennifer Ruff

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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