| perjury |
the intentional giving of false testimony under oath in a court or other official proceeding. |
| planetary |
proceeding randomly or without direction; erratic; wandering. [1/3 definitions] |
| pleading |
(pl.) a pretrial proceeding in which claims made by the plaintiff and the answers by the defendant are resolved into an issue for trial. [1/3 definitions] |
| premise |
(pl.) the preliminary statement of facts or grounds for a legal proceeding. [2/5 definitions] |
| procedure |
a way or act of proceeding. [1/3 definitions] |
| process |
the entire course of a legal proceeding. [1/9 definitions] |
| procession |
the act of proceeding or issuing from a source. [1/4 definitions] |
| progressive |
proceeding in regular or ordered steps. [1/8 definitions] |
| prosecutor |
one who initiates a legal proceeding against a person or persons. [1/2 definitions] |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| quash2 |
to declare to be of no effect, esp. in a legal proceeding; set aside; annul. |
| quo warranto |
in law, a proceeding intended to determine the legality or legitimacy of one's exercise of certain powers or one's right to a certain franchise. |
| scire facias |
a judicial proceeding under such a writ. [1/2 definitions] |
| scramble |
any hasty, disorganized, or frantic proceeding. [1/10 definitions] |
| stay1 |
a temporary suspension of a legal proceeding. [1/12 definitions] |
| stenography |
the technique or process of writing, esp. taking dictation or recording a proceeding in shorthand. |
| stop |
to prevent from proceeding or traveling. [2/18 definitions] |
| straightaway |
extending or proceeding in a straight, continuous line or direction. [1/4 definitions] |
| structure |
a planned way of proceeding that imposes some degree of discipline and places limits on individual choice. [1/6 definitions] |
| suborn |
to induce (a witness) to commit perjury in a legal proceeding. [1/2 definitions] |
| tidy |
neat and orderly in appearance, arrangement, manner of proceeding, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |