judicial proceeding

Definitions of judicial proceeding
  1. noun
    a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
    synonyms: litigation
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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