Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with proceedings in American Collocation
proceedings
noun
plural
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
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- Two-star words are even more common
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/prəˈsidɪŋz/
civil
court
criminal
disciplinary
judicial
legal
Legal proceedings may be the only method of resolving some disputes.
adoption
arbitration
bankruptcy
defamation
disqualification
divorce
extradition
impeachment
infringement
insolvency
libel
Can I commence divorce proceedings straight away?
start proceedings
bring
commence
initiate
instigate
institute
issue
start
The Attorney-General instituted proceedings against the Editor of that newspaper.
stop or delay proceedings
adjourn
delay
discontinue
disrupt
halt
interrupt
terminate
The proceedings were formally discontinued at Camberwell Youth Court on 29 July 1993.