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Definitions of legal proceeding
Definition that contains legal proceeding
  • party a person involved in legal proceedings
  • action institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  • process institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  • sue institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  • 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
  • plead make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
  • prosecution the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
  • 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)
  • pleading (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
  • litigation a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
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