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proceedings
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noun
(= proceeding)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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noun
(= minutes)
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
bankruptcy
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noun
a state of complete lack of some abstract property
spiritual bankruptcy
moral bankruptcy
intellectual bankruptcy
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noun
(= failure)
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
the company had to declare bankruptcy
fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
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noun
a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent