proceeding
[pruh-see-ding]
- 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
Synonyms
See more synonyms for proceeding on Thesaurus.com1, 2, 4. See process.
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Examples from the Web for proceedings
Contemporary Examples
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 BehindBrin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014
Add to that the per diems paid for the 105 military commission personnel who attend the proceedings, which cost more than $16,000.
The proceedings expected this week in Guantanamo Bay had been canceled.
In a bizarre twist to proceedings, Miss Manners sought to have her £30 cab fare from her Kensington flat to court refunded.
How A British Aristocrat Used Big Game Hunter’s Sperm To Get Pregnant Without His PermissionTom Sykes
December 2, 2014
Lemkin hung around the proceedings, disheveled and unkempt, but determined.
Historical Examples
Also you will bury a bottle containing report of your proceedings.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
The daily proceedings of Congress at Washington are discussed in Japan.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
The barons gained some tidings of his proceedings, and were on their guard.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
He was astonished at the strength of the woman and scandalised by her proceedings.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
When we were left to ourselves, we held a council of war, about future proceedings.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
proceeding
- 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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Word Origin and History for proceedings
n.
"records of the doings of a society," by 1824; see proceeding.
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proceeding
n.
1510s, "action of going forward," verbal noun from proceed (v.). From 1550s as "what is done, conduct." Proceedings "records of the doings of a society" is attested by 1824.
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