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issue proceedings

phrase

B2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

To formally start a legal action by filing a claim form at court.

If the debt remains unpaid by Friday, we will issue proceedings in the County Court without further notice.

Similar: bring proceedings, commence proceedings

Topic: Litigation in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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