Dictionary entry details
• PROCEEDINGS (noun)
Meaning:
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings
Hypernyms ("proceedings" is a kind 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)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proceedings"):
foreclosure (the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default)
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)
review ((law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court))
trial ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law)
trial ((law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal)
naturalisation; naturalization (the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship)
judicial proceeding; litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
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)
bankruptcy (a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent)
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)
Meaning:
A written account of what transpired at a meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
minutes; transactions; proceedings
Hypernyms ("proceedings" is a kind of...):
written account; written record (a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proceedings"):
Congressional Record (a published account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress)
Hansard (the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament)
Holonyms ("proceedings" is a part of...):
minute book (a book in which minutes have been written)
