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If the law is on your side, pound the law. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If neither the law nor the facts are on your side, pound the table.
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Legal Definitions - Proceeding
It's every lawyer's dream to help shape the law, not just react to it.
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Definition of Proceeding
Proceeding
“Proceeding” refers to any legal action or process that is used to seek justice or redress from a court or agency. It can also refer to a step in a larger legal action or the regular progression of a lawsuit.
- Filing a lawsuit against a company for breach of contract is a legal proceeding.
- Appearing in court to contest a traffic ticket is a proceeding.
- Submitting a complaint to a government agency about a violation of consumer protection laws is a proceeding.
These examples illustrate how a proceeding can take many different forms, but they all involve seeking some kind of legal remedy or resolution through a formal process.
A 'reasonable person' is a legal fiction I'm pretty sure I've never met.
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Simple Definition
Term: Proceeding
Definition: A "proceeding" is a way to ask a court or other authority to help solve a problem. It's like taking a step in a bigger process to get a legal solution. It's a formal way to start a legal action.
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
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