proceed against
phrasal verb
proceeded against; proceeding against; proceeds against
law
: to start a legal case against (someone)
Examples of proceed against in a Sentence
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The court proceeding against Google, in September, resulted from a case filed originally by the Trump administration.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
In 2019, then-Mayor Tom Barrett's administration started a city raze order proceeding against Black Spruce.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
By getting testimony from people in Trump’s inner circle, the committee’s work helped facilitate some of the legal cases now proceeding against the former president.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In addition to calling for her ouster, opposition parties have initiated an ethics proceeding against her in parliament.
—Justin Spike The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s enough evidence for the case to proceed against a Detroit man accused of fatally stabbing Jewish leader and Democrat activist Samantha Woll, a 36th District Court judge ruled Tuesday after two days of testimony in a preliminary examination.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
The judge dismissed some of the Almonds’ claims and defendants, but allowed judgment to proceed against two deputies.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
The agency’s lawsuit proceeds against all other defendants.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
Tuesday’s ruling by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff permits a dozen claims to proceed against Snap from the relatives of young people who allegedly suffered fentanyl overdoses that in many cases proved fatal.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
In 2019, then-Mayor Tom Barrett's administration started a city raze order proceeding against Black Spruce.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
By getting testimony from people in Trump’s inner circle, the committee’s work helped facilitate some of the legal cases now proceeding against the former president.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
In addition to calling for her ouster, opposition parties have initiated an ethics proceeding against her in parliament.
—Justin Spike The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s enough evidence for the case to proceed against a Detroit man accused of fatally stabbing Jewish leader and Democrat activist Samantha Woll, a 36th District Court judge ruled Tuesday after two days of testimony in a preliminary examination.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
The judge dismissed some of the Almonds’ claims and defendants, but allowed judgment to proceed against two deputies.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
The agency’s lawsuit proceeds against all other defendants.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
Tuesday’s ruling by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff permits a dozen claims to proceed against Snap from the relatives of young people who allegedly suffered fentanyl overdoses that in many cases proved fatal.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Proceed against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20against. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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