noun
1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked (Freq. 5)
• Syn: ↑proceeding, ↑legal proceeding
• Derivationally related forms: ↑proceed, ↑proceed (for: ↑proceeding)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑due process, ↑due process of law
• Hyponyms:
↑foreclosure, ↑intervention, ↑procedure, ↑legal action, ↑action, ↑action at law, ↑lawsuit, ↑suit, ↑case, ↑cause, ↑causa, ↑adoption, ↑appeal, ↑bankruptcy, ↑receivership, ↑litigation, ↑judicial proceeding, ↑naturalization, ↑naturalisation, ↑trial, ↑review, ↑hearing
2. a written account of what transpired at a meeting
• Syn: ↑minutes, ↑transactions
• Hypernyms: ↑written record, ↑written account
• Hyponyms: ↑Congressional Record, ↑Hansard
• Part Holonyms: ↑minute book
Useful english dictionary. 2012.