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Adversary Proceeding
(redirected from Adversary proceeding in bankruptcy (USA))

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Any action, hearing, investigation, inquest, or inquiry brought by one party against another in which the party seeking relief has given legal notice to and provided the other party with an opportunity to contest the claims that have been made against him or her. A court trial is a typical example of an adversary proceeding.

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Adjudication.



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