instigate proceedings
Frequency: 4.21.8 per million words
To cause a legal process to begin, often with a negative connotation.
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- The company threatened to instigate legal proceedings against the former employee.
- Should we instigate divorce proceedings after this incident?
- The victim's family decided to instigate criminal proceedings against the accused.
- They plan to instigate disciplinary proceedings following the internal investigation.
- If negotiations fail, we will have no choice but to instigate arbitration proceedings.
- The government was reluctant to instigate proceedings against such a powerful individual.
- By signing the agreement, you waive your right to instigate further proceedings.
- The committee voted to instigate proceedings for his removal from office.
- He was advised by his lawyer not to instigate any proceedings prematurely.
- The environmental group vowed to instigate legal proceedings if the pollution continued.