Stepped
/ˈstɛpt/
Definitions
- (v. (past tense)) Past tense of step, meaning to move by lifting the foot and setting it down in a new position.
The officer stepped forward to address the court.
- (v. (past participle)) Past participle of step, commonly used in legal contexts to describe sequential actions or procedural stages taken.
The parties have stepped through the required pre-trial motions.
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Commentary
'Stepped' is primarily an inflected form of 'step' and does not have a distinct legal meaning beyond its use as a verb in procedural or narrative contexts.
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