Sentence examples for halt proceedings from inspiring English sources

Such a move would implicate the court in a political decision to halt proceedings.

When she asked her lawyers to halt proceedings, they continued regardless, and presented her with a £15,000 bill.

Of course sometimes the plot takes unexpected turns, as when suspicious police officers halt proceedings — as has happened several times in Europe.

Judge Rakoff said the S.E.C. knew or should have known that Citigroup was planning to ask him to dismiss the case entirely, negating the urgency to halt proceedings.

The UN Security Council can ask the court to halt proceedings for a year, which can be extended, if it thinks peace negotiations may be ruined by a party being summoned to the dock.

President Obama's "prosecutorial discretion" initiative, announced in August, created a working group to review the 300,000 deportation cases currently before immigration courts and to suspend or halt proceedings for immigrants who have not been convicted of serious crimes.

A source said police halted proceedings and took a head count.

But a combination of Burnley's unwillingness to let him leave and a disparity in wage terms have halted proceedings.

Gnarled old pros would have halted proceedings for 10 minutes while a 12th man delivered a selection of replacement footwear.

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court granted an emergency ruling late Tuesday that temporarily halted proceedings in the Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Citigroup.

Also as a result, he has not been able to hire a lawyer to represent him, he told the court magistrate, who halted proceedings.