proceeding vs trial

trial vs proceeding

proceeding and trial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proceeding	Yes	No	No	No
trial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trial is a hyponym of proceeding; that is, trial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proceeding:

proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
trial: (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

Other hyponyms of proceeding include foreclosure, intervention, procedure, action, action at law, legal action, case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, receivership, judicial proceeding, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, review, hearing.

proceeding (noun)	trial (noun)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked	the act of testing something
	(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
	the act of undergoing testing
	trying something to find out about it
	an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
	(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

Difference between proceeding and trial

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