英语词汇“legal proceeding”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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legal proceeding

USAGE EXAMPLES

A spokesman for the company said it “will respond at the appropriate time in the legal proceeding.”

Wall Street Journal(Nov 14, 2016)

“It’s as close to a legal proceeding that I’ve seen.”

Seattle Times(Oct 26, 2016)

The long-running television program’s gift for flipping viewer assumptions about an investigation or a legal proceeding is exactly the shocking energy “The Whole Truth” needs.

Seattle Times(Oct 20, 2016)

n (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

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proceeding, proceedings

foreclosure

the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

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

bankruptcy

a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

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

judicial proceeding, litigation

a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

naturalisation, naturalization

the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

trial

(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

review

(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

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

bureaucratic procedure, red tape

needlessly time-consuming procedure

objection

(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

civil suit

a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant

class action, class-action suit

a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

countersuit

a suit brought against someone who has sued you

criminal suit

a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant

moot

a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

bastardy proceeding, paternity suit

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)

antitrust case

a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place

civil action

legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)

counterclaim

a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

custody case

a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)

lis pendens

a pending lawsuit

custody battle

litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple

vexatious litigation

litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause

court-martial

a trial that is conducted by a military court

ordeal, trial by ordeal

a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

Scopes trial

a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed

show trial

a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance

bill of review

a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it

judicial review

review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court

criminal prosecution, prosecution

the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

test case, test suit

a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

mistrial

a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

retrial

a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors

administrative hearing

a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

competence hearing

a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)

fair hearing

a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)

quo warranto

a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

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

单词	legal proceeding
释义	legal proceeding (once / 128471 pages) n WORD FAMILY legal proceeding USAGE EXAMPLES A spokesman for the company said it “will respond at the appropriate time in the legal proceeding.” Wall Street Journal(Nov 14, 2016) “It’s as close to a legal proceeding that I’ve seen.” Seattle Times(Oct 26, 2016) The long-running television program’s gift for flipping viewer assumptions about an investigation or a legal proceeding is exactly the shocking energy “The Whole Truth” needs. Seattle Times(Oct 20, 2016) n (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper proceeding, proceedings foreclosure the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default 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 bankruptcy a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent 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 judicial proceeding, litigation a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights naturalisation, naturalization the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship trial (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law review (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) 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 bureaucratic procedure, red tape needlessly time-consuming procedure objection (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality civil suit a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suit a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuit a suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suit a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moot a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise bastardy proceeding, paternity suit 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) antitrust case a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place civil action legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution) counterclaim a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action custody case a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce) lis pendens a pending lawsuit custody battle litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple vexatious litigation litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause court-martial a trial that is conducted by a military court ordeal, trial by ordeal a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence Scopes trial a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed show trial a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance bill of review a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it judicial review review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court criminal prosecution, prosecution the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior test case, test suit a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent mistrial a trial that is invalid or inconclusive retrial a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors administrative hearing a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings competence hearing a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) fair hearing a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) quo warranto a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty 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
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