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(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

Act of going on or forward; a transaction, as in business; course of conduct; a step in a law case.

A going forth or forward: progress: step: operation: transaction.

Progress; transaction.

An act or course of action.

The records of meetings, as of a society.

n. Act of going forward ; advance; -movement or process from one thing to another ;-a measure or step taken in business matters ; transaction ;-pt. A course of measures or conduct ; manner of dealing with or acting towards others; -In law, the several steps, measures, or methods of prosecuting or answering a charge, claim, &c.; record of what has been done in a legal action or trial.