legal proceeding

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noun

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
• Syn:
proceeding, proceedings
• Derivationally related forms:
proceed (for: proceedings), proceed (for: proceeding)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
due process, due process of law
• Hyponyms:
foreclosure, intervention, procedure, legal action, action,
action at law, lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa,
adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, receivership, litigation, judicial proceeding,
naturalization, naturalisation, trial, review, hearing