legal proceeding

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	Definition:		[n]  (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
	Synonyms:		proceeding, proceedings
	See Also:		action, action at law, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, case, causa, cause, due process, due process of law, foreclosure, hearing, intervention, judicial proceeding, lawsuit, legal action, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, procedure, receivership, review, suit, trial