"proceedings" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Then, it's not unusual for the court's order to be ignored; civil contempt proceedings are somewhat rare.
- They have been ordered to appear Wednesday or face the possibility of contempt proceedings.
- Congress often threatens contempt proceedings, but no top Government official has ever been prosecuted on such a charge.
- The total cost to the Government to date, excluding the contempt proceedings and officials' time, is calculated at £2,221,503.
- Only the expiration of the time for the investigation saved them from possible contempt proceedings.
- Soon after that, he and two other judges conducting the contempt proceedings began increasing individual jail sentences to 13 days, from 7.
- "So, you see, there will be no further grand jury investigation or contempt proceedings."
- A further 23 individuals have also been the subject of contempt proceedings.
- A violation of the original order would invite contempt proceedings.
- One official said he had "good reason to believe that North was facing contempt proceedings."
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