court proceedings
Trial and hearings
Court proceedings are the formal legal activities that take place in a courtroom—hearings, trials, motions, and related events conducted before a judge.
The term encompasses everything from arraignments to sentencing, civil disputes to criminal trials.
The court proceedings were delayed while attorneys negotiated a settlement.
Legal documents often specify that statements made during court proceedings are part of the official record.
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- opening statementFirst formal address
- closing argumentLawyer's final courtroom address
- defendantParty facing charges
- judgeOne who decides
verdict · motion · appeal · conviction · plaintiff · acquittal · subpoena · plea bargain · case dismissed · civil case · jury selection · witness stand · sworn testimony · cross-examination · injunction · due process · settlement · criminal case
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- court recordscase files, case file, sworn testimony, filing date, trial transcript
- government recordspublic records, legal records, presidential records, state laws, federal contracts
- legal recordsjudicial records, rulings, judgments, opinions, case files
- Courts-Martialjudge advocate, convening authority, military justice, findings, referral
court proceedingsout-of-court settlement
Resolution bypassing formal litigation
informal settlement · handshake deal · gentleman's agreement · arbitration · verbal agreement
court proceedingsbackroom deal
Secret unofficial agreement
secret talks · secret negotiations · hush money · cover-up · quid pro quo
court proceedingsvigilante justice
Unauthorized punishment by civilians
mob justice · lynch mob · kangaroo court · frontier justice · summary execution