bastardy proceeding vs case

bastardy proceeding and case both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bastardy proceeding	Yes	No	No	No
case	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, case is a hypernym of bastardy proceeding; that is, case is a word with a broader meaning than bastardy proceeding:

bastardy proceeding: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
case: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

Other hypernyms of bastardy proceeding include causa, cause, lawsuit, suit.

bastardy proceeding (noun)	case (noun)
a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
	a portable container for carrying several objects
	a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
	bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
	(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
	the housing or outer covering of something
	the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
	an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
	the actual state of things
	nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
	a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
	a problem requiring investigation
	a specific size and style of type within a type family
	an occurrence of something
	a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
	a person requiring professional services
	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
	the quantity contained in a case
	a special set of circumstances
	a specific state of mind that is temporary

bastardy proceeding (verb)	case (verb)
	enclose in, or as if in, a case
	look over, usually with the intention to rob