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PROCEEDINGS BEFORE COURT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal proceedings
1, record 1, English, legal%20proceedings
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- judicial proceedings 2, record 1, English, judicial%20proceedings
correct, plural
- proceedings before a court 3, record 1, English, proceedings%20before%20a%20court
correct, plural
- adjudicative proceedings 4, record 1, English, adjudicative%20proceedings
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"legal proceedings." The proceedings of a suit embrace all matters that occur in its progress judicially. 5, record 1, English, - legal%20proceedings
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proceeding(s). In reference to the business done by tribunals of all kinds, "the proceeding" and "the proceedings" are interchangeable. And both are so common that it would be impossible to brand either one as inferior. 6, record 1, English, - legal%20proceedings
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
legal proceedings; judicial proceedings; proceedings before a court; adjudicative proceedings: terms usually used in the plural in this context. 3, record 1, English, - legal%20proceedings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- action judiciaire
1, record 1, French, action%20judiciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- action en justice 2, record 1, French, action%20en%20justice
correct, feminine noun
- procédure judiciaire 3, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20judiciaire
correct, feminine noun
- procédures judiciaires 4, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9dures%20judiciaires
avoid, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «proceedings» se rend en français par un substantif comme «procédure», par exemple, qui a alors un sens collectif et, par conséquent, ne s'écrit pas au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - action%20judiciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acciones judiciales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- procedimiento judicial
1, record 1, Spanish, procedimiento%20judicial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- proceso judicial 2, record 1, Spanish, proceso%20judicial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de actuaciones que se llevan a cabo mediante trámites judiciales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - procedimiento%20judicial
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Administrative Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- proceedings before a court
1, record 2, English, proceedings%20before%20a%20court
federal act, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term usually used in the plural. 2, record 2, English, - proceedings%20before%20a%20court
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Droit administratif
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- procédure engagée devant un tribunal
1, record 2, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20engag%C3%A9e%20devant%20un%20tribunal
correct, federal act, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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