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proceeding
[ pruh-see-ding ]
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.
proceeding
/ əˈːɪŋ /
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of proceeding1
Example Sentences
The only clue about how the election is proceeding is the smoke that emerges twice a day from burning the cardinals' ballot papers.
I think they're more likely to proceed by refusing to participate, either partly or wholly, in this proceeding that the judge wants to run.
“ would the need be to enforce any type of legal proceeding within the campus that could not be done outside of the school? We don’t believe it’s necessary or appropriate,” he said in January.
Trump on Tuesday announced he was proceeding with tariffs totaling 104% on Chinese goods.
" we are concerned about is the way that it's proceeding."
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The noun proceeding refers to a particular course or manner of action. The plural proceedings refers to a series of activities or events, or to a record of the doings or transactions of a social club or academic society. Do you know when to use proceedings instead of procedure or process? Find out on .
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