Word.ws English Dictionary

special proceeding

special proceeding noun: a judicial proceeding other than an action, such as a writ of mandamus.

Noun

special proceeding (plural special proceedings)

  1. A judicial proceeding other than an action, such as a writ of mandamus.

Forms of special proceeding

pluralspecial proceedings

Questions about special proceeding

What does special proceeding mean?
Special proceeding means a judicial proceeding other than an action, such as a writ of mandamus.
What part of speech is special proceeding?
Special proceeding is a noun.
What is the plural of special proceeding?
The plural of special proceeding is special proceedings.

Words near special proceeding in the dictionary

  1. special pleader
  2. special pleaders
  3. special pleading
  4. special pleadings
  5. special police
  6. special proceeding
  7. special proceedings
  8. special prosecutor
  9. special prosecutors
  10. special rapporteur
  11. special rapporteurs

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: special proceeding (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “special proceeding.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/special_proceeding. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.