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indefinite procedures

[ɪnˈdɛfɪnət prəˈsɛdʒərz]
nounpl: indefinite procedures
procedimentos indefinidos
1. Legal or administrative processes that lack a specified end date, clear timeline, or definitive conclusion
The court case involved indefinite procedures that delayed the final ruling for years.
O processo judicial envolveu procedimentos indefinidos que atrasaram a sentença final por anos.
2. Processes or methods without fixed or predetermined duration or completion criteria
The company criticized the indefinite procedures in the regulatory approval process.
A empresa criticou os procedimentos indefinidos no processo de aprovação regulatória.
Synonyms
open-ended proceduresindeterminate proceduresprotracted proceduresunlimited procedures
Antonyms
definite proceduresfixed procedurestime-bound proceduresspecified procedures

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
procedimentos indefinidos
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese legal contexts
Portugal
procedimentos indefinidos
Standard usage in European Portuguese, particularly in legal and administrative language

Related Idioms & Phrases

in limbo
left hanging
without clear resolution
stuck in the system
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