procès

Definitions of procès
  1. noun
    (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
    synonyms: jugement
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    type of:
    procédure légale
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  2. noun
    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
    synonyms: acte, affaire, poursuite judiciaire
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    types:
    affaire-test, procès-pilote
    a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent
    type of:
    procédure légale
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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