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71affiliation proceeding — A court hearing to determine whether a man against whom the action is brought is the father of an illegitimate child and thus legally bound to provide financial support for the child. Formerly referred to as bastardy actions or proceedings in… …
72certification proceeding — An administrative hearing before the NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB), pursuant to the federal WAGNER ACT (29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq. (1935)) to determine whether a group of employees is an appropriate bargaining unit, and if so, to decide… …
73filiation proceeding — A process whereby a court determines the paternity of an illegitimate child in order to establish the father s duty to provide support for the child. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. filiation proceeding …
74conclusion of a proceeding — index dismissal (termination of a proceeding) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
75court proceeding — index action (proceeding) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
76ending of a proceeding — index dismissal (termination of a proceeding) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
77legal proceeding — I noun action, action at law, case, cause, controversy, instituted proceedings, judicial recourse, lawsuit, legal process, legal recourse, litigation, matter, proceedings, suit II index action (proceeding), controversy (lawsuit) …
78judicial proceeding — court proceeding, proceeding wherein a judge rules between two litigants …
79criminal proceeding — One instituted and conducted for the purpose either of preventing the commission of crime, or for fixing the guilt of a crime already committed and punishing the offender; as distinguished from a civil proceeding, which is for the redress of a… …
80criminal proceeding — One instituted and conducted for the purpose either of preventing the commission of crime, or for fixing the guilt of a crime already committed and punishing the offender; as distinguished from a civil proceeding, which is for the redress of a… …
