legal proceeding

Noun

Meaning

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

suit lawsuit litigation proceeding appellate impeachment proceedings counterclaim habeas corpus

Hypernyms

due process due process of law

Hyponyms

case action cause suit naturalization trial

Examples

Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process. Lionel Trilling

Close letter words and terms

legal privilege legal problem legal procedures legal proceedings legal process legal profession