legal proceeding
English Thesaurus
1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | due process, due process of law, |
| definition | : | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | foreclosure, |
| definition | : | the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | intervention, |
| definition | : | (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | procedure, |
| definition | : | a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
| definition | : | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
| definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | adoption, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | appeal, |
| definition | : | (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 of a new trial (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bankruptcy, |
| definition | : | a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | receivership, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
| definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trial, |
| definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | review, |
| definition | : | (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hearing, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | go, move, proceed, |
| definition | : | follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | go, move, proceed, |
| definition | : | follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social) |
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