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Proceedings vs Lawsuit - What's the difference?

proceedings | lawsuit |

As nouns the difference between proceedings and lawsuit

is that proceedings is while lawsuit is (legal) in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

proceedings

English

Usage notes

The latter UK pronunciation is generally only used for distinguishing this word from (preceding)

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • English plurals
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=June 2 , author= Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Belgium , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.}}
  • (legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (convert into real quote) Blackstone.
  • The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.

    • lawsuit

    English

    (wikipedia lawsuit)

    Noun

  • (legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits .}}