Term: proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Candidate hypernym: due process: (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards → 1
Candidate hypernym: soft-shell clam: a clam that is usually steamed in the shell → 0
Candidate hypernym: villeinage: tenure by which a villein held land → 0
Candidate hypernym: sheep: a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon → 0
Candidate hypernym: notropis: shiners → 0
Candidate hypernym: housecleaning: (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions → 0
Candidate hypernym: gingersnap: a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger → 0
Candidate hypernym: four-stroke engine: an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke → 0
Candidate hypernym: slough of despond: (formal) extreme depression → 0
Candidate hypernym: nifedipine: calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks → 0
Candidate hypernym: archangel: an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy → 0