legal proceeding, n.
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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legal proceeding proceeding proceedings
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hyponym
foreclosure
intervention
procedure
action, legal action, action at law
case, suit, cause, lawsuit, causa
adoption
appeal
bankruptcy
receivership
litigation, judicial proceeding
naturalization, naturalisation
trial
review
hearing
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