proceed : Idioms & Phrases


bastardy proceeding

  • noun a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
    paternity suit.
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judicial proceeding

  • noun a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    litigation.
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  • noun (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    proceedings; proceeding.
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