legal proceeding

Noun
  1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked (synset 101187304)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: due process, due process of law - (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
    subtypes:
    • foreclosure - the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
    • intervention - (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
    • procedure - a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
    • action, action at law, legal action - 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
    • case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
    • adoption - 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)
    • 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 of a new trial
    • bankruptcy - a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
    • 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
    • judicial proceeding, litigation - a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    • naturalisation, naturalization - the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
    • trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
    • review - (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)
    • 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
    same as: proceeding, proceedings

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