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proceeding definition - legal

n

The orderly sequence of events that constitute the progression of a lawsuit or judicial procedure from the time of commencement, through all acts and occurrences, until and including the execution of the final judgment.
collateral proceeding
  1. One brought to deal with an issue not directly germane to the issue.
  2. One instituted for the purpose of modifying the result of a judgment while not nullifying it.
informal proceeding
See informal proceeding.
summary proceeding
See summary proceeding.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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