Law

• trial

  (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a...

• action

  A judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another...

• cause

  A comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal...

• hearing

  (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining...

• litigation

  A legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rig...

• review

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

• receivership

  A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation...

• intervention

  (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress;...

• adoption

  A legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by...

• appeal

  (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose...

• bankruptcy

  A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared...

• naturalization

  The proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship.

Also contains

• procedure

  A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings.

• foreclosure

  The legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that...