Advancing

/ædˈvænsɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. (v.) Making progress or moving forward with a legal claim, right, or interest.
    The attorney is advancing a new argument in the case.

Commentary

Used primarily as a gerund or present participle form of the verb 'advance' in legal contexts; it describes the act of promoting or moving forward a legal interest or claim.

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