| action |
a legal proceeding wherein one party demands its right or claims that wrong has been done by another party; a lawsuit. [1/8 definitions] |
| a posteriori |
proceeding from effect to cause or from observed particular instances to a generalization; inductive. (Cf. a priori.) [1/2 definitions] |
| a priori |
proceeding from cause to effect or from the general to the particular; deductive. [1/3 definitions] |
| bring in |
to involve (someone) in a discussion or proceeding. [1/5 definitions] |
| convict |
to find (a person) guilty of a crime or misdemeanor, esp. after a legal proceeding. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornerwise |
proceeding from one corner of a rectangle through the center to the opposite corner; diagonally. [1/3 definitions] |
| day in court |
the opportunity to be heard or to present one's case, as in a legal proceeding. |
| descendent |
proceeding in a downward direction; descending. [1/2 definitions] |
| direct |
proceeding on a straight course. [1/14 definitions] |
| discontinuance |
in law, the ending of a court proceeding before trial, usu. by a plaintiff. [1/2 definitions] |
| discursive |
proceeding by reason rather than intuition, as an argument or discourse. [1/2 definitions] |
| exhibit |
to submit as evidence in a legal proceeding. [2/8 definitions] |
| foreclosure |
the act, usu. by a legal proceeding, of foreclosing. |
| freestyle |
competition in which the participants are relatively free from the required moves, styles, or ways of proceeding that are usual for that sport or activity. [1/3 definitions] |
| inadmissible |
not allowed, as certain kinds of evidence in a legal proceeding. |
| inconclusive |
not proceeding to a conclusion or resolution. [1/2 definitions] |
| issue |
the outcome or result of a proceeding. [1/10 definitions] |
| one-way |
proceeding in or restricting motion to a single direction. [1/3 definitions] |
| onshore |
proceeding in the direction of a coast or shore. [1/3 definitions] |
| order |
usual or customary way of proceeding. [1/17 definitions] |
| perjury |
the intentional giving of false testimony under oath in a court or other official proceeding. |