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English *noun*: proceeding
1.	proceeding (act) (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
		Synonyms	legal proceeding, proceedings
		Broader (hypernym)	due process, due process of law
		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
		Domain category	jurisprudence, law

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