English noun: proceeding |
1. | proceeding (act) (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
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| Synonyms | legal proceeding, proceedings |
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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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