proceeding

[ pruh-see-ding ]

/ prəˈsi dɪŋ /

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noun

a particular action or course or manner of action.

proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings.

the act of a person or thing that proceeds: Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides.

proceedings, a record of the doings or transactions of a fraternal, academic, etc., society.

proceedings, Law.

the instituting or carrying on of an action at law.
a legal step or measure: to institute proceedings against a person.

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Words related to proceeding

business, dealings, doings, annals, archives, minutes, affairs, matters

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Origin of proceeding

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at proceed, -ing¹

SYNONYMS FOR proceeding

1, 2, 4 See process.

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Examples from the Web for proceedings

At night jineteras stalk the promenade in search of tourists while a trumpet from a bench serenades the proceedings.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Add to that the per diems paid for the 105 military commission personnel who attend the proceedings, which cost more than $16,000.
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The proceedings expected this week in Guantanamo Bay had been canceled.
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In a bizarre twist to proceedings, Miss Manners sought to have her £30 cab fare from her Kensington flat to court refunded.
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Lemkin hung around the proceedings, disheveled and unkempt, but determined.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As, however, the whole plan of our proceedings was to be kept secret, I will not touch on that subject.
A Voyage round the World|W.H.G. Kingston
The records of the proceedings in the various State conventions are exceedingly meagre.
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America|W. E. B. Du Bois
All his proceedings certainly seem to require an opposite construction, and to contemplate his own leadership.'
The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3)|John Morley
Mr. Gregory, have you been sworn in connection with these proceedings?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
She was in fact terrified, and as she detests the whole of these proceedings, the more distressed and disgusted.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville

British Dictionary definitions for proceedings

proceeding

/ (prəˈsiːdɪŋ) /

noun

an act or course of action

the institution of a legal action
any step taken in a legal action

(plural) the minutes of the meetings of a club, society, etc

(plural) legal action; litigation

(plural) the events of an occasion, meeting, etc

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