English noun: judicial proceeding | |||
| 1. | judicial proceeding (act) a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights | ||
| Synonyms | litigation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | custody battle, vexatious litigation | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||