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