Proceeding and Trial

Proceeding

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

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Trial and proceeding are semantically related in case topic. In some cases you can use "Trial" instead a noun "Proceeding", when it comes to topics like suit, lawsuit.

Nearby Words: proceed, proceeded

Trial

Trial noun - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law.

Usage example: he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty

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Proceeding and trial are semantically related in case topic. Sometimes you can use "Proceeding" instead a noun "Trial", if it concerns topics such as suit, lawsuit.

Nearby Word: triable

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public	public proceeding	public trial
legal	legal proceeding	legal trial
entire	entire proceeding	entire trial
criminal	criminal proceeding	criminal trial

Both words in one sentence

Dent's mass-trial would also count, but the movie points out that he doesn't expect it to succeed and it's only proceeding because of his local stature.

Source: Film / The Dark Knight

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Trial and Proceeding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/proceeding/trial

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