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Definition of Proceeding
1. Noun. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.
Exact synonyms: Legal Proceeding, Proceedings
Specialized synonyms: Foreclosure, Intervention, Procedure, Action, Action At Law, Legal Action, Case, Causa, Cause, Lawsuit, Suit, Adoption, Appeal, Bankruptcy, Receivership, Judicial Proceeding, Litigation, Naturalisation, Naturalization, Trial, Review, Hearing
Generic synonyms: Due Process, Due Process Of Law
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Proceed, Proceed
Specialized synonyms: Foreclosure, Intervention, Procedure, Action, Action At Law, Legal Action, Case, Causa, Cause, Lawsuit, Suit, Adoption, Appeal, Bankruptcy, Receivership, Judicial Proceeding, Litigation, Naturalisation, Naturalization, Trial, Review, Hearing
Generic synonyms: Due Process, Due Process Of Law
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Proceed, Proceed
Definition of Proceeding
1. n. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding.
Definition of Proceeding
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