English noun: proceedings |
1. | proceedings (act) (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
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| Synonyms | legal proceeding, proceeding |
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| Broader (hypernym) | due process, due process of law |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | action, action at law, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, case, causa, cause, foreclosure, hearing, intervention, judicial proceeding, lawsuit, legal action, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, procedure, receivership, review, suit, trial |
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| Domain category | jurisprudence, law |
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2. | proceedings (communication) a written account of what transpired at a meeting |
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| Synonyms | minutes, transactions |
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| Broader (hypernym) | written account, written record |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Congressional Record, Hansard |
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| Part meronym | minute book |
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