Sentence examples for instituted proceedings from inspiring English sources
They instituted proceedings to force Osama to sell his shares in the two family companies.
He also instituted proceedings to recover stolen or alienated royal property.
In 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission instituted proceedings against Lorenzo (along with his boss and Charles Vista).
Timor-Leste has instituted proceedings in the UN's top court in relation to Asio raids on the office of a Canberra lawyer representing the tiny country.
The stress of the lengthy court case had reduced the woman to such a fragile mental state that social services instituted proceedings to remove her child.
When fighting broke out again in Saxony in 1177, Frederick, after his return to Germany in 1178, instituted proceedings based on the charge of the Saxon nobles against Henry for breach of the king's peace.
It was not its task to institute proceedings with any other offices against individuals.
To ameliorate a harsh and unjust outcome, the INS may decline to institute proceedings, terminate proceedings, or decline to execute a final order of deportation.
Subsequently, the petitioner having threatened to institute proceedings to enforce the county's assessment, the Bank brought its suit in the district court to enjoin collection.
That provision contains an explicit derogation from the ordinary procedures for instituting proceedings against a Member State; it provides that the Commission or a Member State may bring the matter directly before the Court of Justice, without having to follow the usual preliminary steps set out in Articles 169 and 170 of the Treaty.
On the 8th he appeared before the circuit court, 'prepared to move upon and plead to the said indictments.' Thereupon the district attorney refused to proceed further with the indictments, but stated his intention to institute proceedings for the removal of appellant to the District of Columbia, under the indictments found against him there.
