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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Origin of proceeding

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

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How to use proceeding in a sentence

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
Instead, the military commission proceedings are bogged down in a pre-trial phase, as it has been for the past three years.
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Add to that the per diems paid for the 105 military commission personnel who attend the proceedings, which cost more than $16,000.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start|Tim Mak|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The proceedings expected this week in Guantanamo Bay had been canceled.
9/11 Mastermind Is Afraid of the Ladies|Tim Mak|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Police officers are almost never indicted in grand jury proceedings compared to the general population.
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The proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
But soon the Rev. John Dodd imparted fresh vigour into the proceedings.
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By this time a large band of natives had collected, and were gazing eagerly on the proceedings.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Equity therefore is a broader term, and is in constant use in legal proceedings.
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On several occasions I have been engaged in proceedings before them, and not always on the winning side.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for proceeding

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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