Legal action and Proceeding

Legal action

Legal action 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.
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Proceeding and legal action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceeding" instead a noun phrase "Legal action".

Proceeding

Proceeding noun - A court case for enforcing a right or claim.

Legal action and proceeding are semantically related. You can use "Legal action" instead a noun "Proceeding".

Nearby Words: proceed, proceeded
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