English > legal proceeding: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
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| Synonyms | proceeding, proceedings |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Narrower | adoption | A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood |
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| appeal | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting / granting of a new trial |
| bankruptcy | A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent |
| foreclosure | The legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess / repossess the collateral for loan that is in default |
| hearing | (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence |
| intervention | (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress |
| lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa | A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy |
| legal action, action, action at law | A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another |
| litigation, judicial proceeding | A legal proceeding in a court |
| naturalization, naturalisation | The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship |
| procedure | A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings |
| receivership | A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all |
| review | (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) |
| trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
| Broader | due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
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