CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING definition

CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING. Means the prosecution during the POLICY PERIOD of any INSURED initiated by the filing, with a court, or an investigation by a law enforcement department or the Child Protective Services that could lead to the filing, with a court, of an information, complaint, or indictment, and any amendments thereto, alleging that the INSURED had committed one or more crimes involving one or more incidents, acts or events. Any such prosecution shall be considered a single CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, notwithstanding the fact that the prosecution may involve multiple incidents, multiple complainants, counts, or charges, and/or multiple trial and/or appellate proceedings.
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Examples of CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING in a sentence

  • THE TERMINATION OF ANY ACTION, SUIT ORPROCEEDING BY JUDGMENT, ORDER, SETTLEMENT, CONVICTION, OR UPON A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE OR ITS EQUIVALENT, SHALL NOT, OF ITSELF, CREATE APRESUMPTION THAT THE PERSON DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN A MANNER WHICH HE REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THECORPORATION, AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HIS CONDUCT WAS UNLAWFUL.

  • Supplemental Coverage To reimburse the INSURED for reasonable attorney’s fees for services and costs of court which the INSURED is legally obligated to pay in the defense of any CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING or for any other proceeding described in COVERAGE B and not otherwise covered by this policy arising as a result of the ACTIVITIES OF AN INSURED IN HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, provided such activities occur during the POLICY PERIOD as stated in Item 2 of the Declarations.

  • IN A CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, HAD NO 39 REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONDUCT WAS 40 UNLAWFUL.

  • Supplemental Coverage To reimburse the INSURED for reasonable attorney’s fees for services and costs of court which the INSURED is legally obligated to pay in the defense of any CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING or for any other proceeding described in COVERAGE B and not otherwise covered by this policy arising as a result of the ACTIVITIES OF AN INSURED IN HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY, provided such activities occur during the POLICY PERIOD as stated in Item 2.

  • It was then recognized that the public interest in favor of such protection at the national level applied equally to the public sector at the international level, and protection was extended to IGOs by the Revision Conference of Lisbon in 1958.

  • THE TERMINATION OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY JUDGMENT, ORDER, SETTLEMENT, CONVICTION, OR UPON A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE OR ITS EQUIVALENT, DOES NOT, OF ITSELF, CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE PERSON DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN A MANNER WHICH HE REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE IN OR NOT OPPOSED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION, AND THAT, WITH RESPECT TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, HE HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HIS CONDUCT WAS UNLAWFUL.

  • THE TERMINATION OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY JUDGMENT, ORDER, SETTLEMENT, CONVICTION OR UPON A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE OR ITS EQUIVALENT, SHALL NOT, OF ITSELF, CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE PERSON DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN A MANNER WHICH HE OR SHE REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE IN OR NOT OPPOSED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION, AND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HIS OR HER CONDUCT WAS UNLAWFUL.

  • The division is roughly 50/50 which allows for a reasonable balance of uses, and by siting the holiday accommodation to the western end of the site the existing interface with the village is maintained.

  • The process of eFEAP implementation in all offices was completed during the year.

  • THE TERMINATION OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BY JUDGMENT, ORDER, SETTLEMENT, CONVICTION, OR UPON A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE OR ITS EQUIVALENT, SHALL NOT OF ITSELF CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE PERSON DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN A MANNER WHICH HE REASONABLY BELIEVED TO BE IN OR NOT OPPOSED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION, AND, WITH RESPECT TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING, THAT HE HAD REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HIS CONDUCT WAS UNLAWFUL.

Related to CRIMINAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING

  • Action or Proceeding means any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.

  • Criminal proceeding means a proceeding instituted by means of the swearing of an information, the laying of a charge or the return of an indictment, before a Court of competent jurisdiction in Canada with jurisdiction to hear and determine the charges referred to therein, alleging or charging that the "Insured" has contravened the provisions of any Provincial or Federal statute, including the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985 ch. C-46 as amended, which creates an offence or crime and which provides for conviction thereunder, whether by way of summary conviction or indictment, and as a result of which the "Insured" is liable to be convicted, fined or sentenced to some form of imprisonment or other punishment.

  • ADR Proceeding means either an Arbitration or a Mediation.

  • Legal Action means and includes any claim, counterclaim, demand, action, suit, counterclaim, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation before any

  • criminal proceedings means criminal proceedings in relation to which the strict rules of evidence apply;

  • Actions or Proceedings means any action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigation or audit.

  • Final Judgment means the Judgment Entered by the Court upon Granting Final Approval of the Settlement.

  • Litigation means any action, suit or proceeding before any court, mediator, arbitrator or Governmental Authority.

  • Legal Proceeding means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

  • Official proceeding means any proceeding before a legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental agency or official authorized to take evidence under oath and includes any proceeding before a referee, hearing examiner, commissioner, notary, or other person taking testimony or a deposition in connection with an official proceeding.

  • Lawsuit means any lawsuit, arbitration or other dispute resolution filed by either party herein pertaining to any of this Warrant, the Facility Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement.

  • Professional Judgement shall be defined as judgement that is informed by professional knowledge of curriculum expectations, context, evidence of learning, methods of instruction and assessment, and the criteria and standards that indicate success in student learning. In professional practice, judgement involves a purposeful and systematic thinking process that evolves in terms of accuracy and insight with ongoing reflection and self-correction.

  • Proceeding means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

  • third party proceeding means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation.

  • Adjudicative proceeding means the procedure to be followed in contested cases, as set forth in RSA 541-A:31 through RSA 541-A:36.

  • Informal proceedings means proceedings for probate of a will or appointment of a personal representative conducted by the probate register without notice to interested persons.

  • Appellate court means the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or both, as appropriate.

  • Venue means the premises as delineated and shown edged red in Annex A.

  • Disciplinary proceeding means an adjudicative proceeding permitted under this

  • Formal proceedings means proceedings conducted before a judge with notice to interested persons.

  • Criminal justice agency means (i) a court or any other governmental agency or subunit thereof

  • civil proceedings means any proceedings in or before any court or tribunal that are not criminal proceedings;

  • Adjudicatory proceeding means a contested case, a proceeding that may culminate in a contested case, a petition for declaratory order, a petition for expedited resolution of a negotiability dispute, or any other proceeding which may require the board or its designee to issue a decision, order, or ruling.

  • Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

  • Courts means the Ontario Court and Quebec Court.

  • Environmental Proceedings means any judicial or administrative proceedings arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement.