oikeudenkäynti — meaning in English
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English meaning
- litigation noun The process of taking or defending a legal case in court.
- proceedings noun The formal course of action in a lawsuit or official process.
- trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
Senses
oikeudenkäynti is used for these senses in English:
- litigation (legal) The conduct of a lawsuit.
- proceedings (legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.
- trial (legal) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
proceedings — full definition
- noun The formal course of action in a lawsuit or official process.
- noun The official published record of what was said or done at a meeting or society.