pro·ceed·ing

(prō-sē′dĭng, prə-)

1. A course of action; a procedure.

2. proceedings A sequence of events occurring at a particular place or occasion: hectic proceedings in the kitchen.

3. proceedings A record of business carried on by a society or other organization; minutes.

4. Law

a. often proceedings Legal action; litigation.

b. often proceedings The activities and hearings of a legal body or administrative agency.

c. The institution or pursuance of legal action.

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proceeding

(prəˈsiːdɪŋ)

1. an act or course of action

2. (Law)

a. the institution of a legal action

b. any step taken in a legal action

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

4. (Law) (plural) legal action; litigation

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

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pro•ceed•ing

(prəˈsi dɪŋ)

n.

1. a particular action, or course or manner of action.

2. proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings.

3. proceedings, a record of the business discussed at a meeting of an academic society or other formal group.

4. proceedings, legal action, esp. as carried on in a court of law.

5. the act of a person or thing that proceeds.

[1375–1425]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

proceeding - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

legal proceeding, proceedings

foreclosure - the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

intervention - (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits"

procedure - a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards

action at law, legal action, action - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

causa, lawsuit, suit, case, cause - a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"

adoption - a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)

appeal - (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"

bankruptcy - a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent

receivership - a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all

judicial proceeding, litigation - a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

naturalisation, naturalization - the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship

trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"

review - (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

hearing - (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

proceeding

noun

1. action, process, procedure, move, act, step, measure, venture, undertaking, deed, occurrence, course of action The whole proceeding went very smoothly.

plural noun

1. legal action, case, action, suit, lawsuit, litigation, legal proceedings criminal proceedings against the former prime minister

2. business, happenings, matter, events, activities, affair(s), transactions, dealings, goings-on, doings He viewed the proceedings with alarm.

3. report(s), business, minutes, records, account(s), archives, annals The department is to publish the conference proceedings.

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Translations

azione procedimento procedura

proceeding

[prəˈsiːdɪŋ] N

1. (= action, course of action) → proceder m
a somewhat dubious proceeding → un proceder sospechoso

2. (Jur) → proceso m
a criminal proceeding → un proceso criminal

3. proceedings (= event) → acto msing; (= record) [of learned society] → actas fpl
the proceedings began at seven o'clock → el acto comenzó a las siete
hecklers attempted to disrupt the proceedings → hubo gente que intentó perturbar el desarrollo del acto or de la reunión
Proceedings of the Royal Society → Actas fpl de la Real Sociedad

4. proceedings (esp Jur) (= measures) → medidas fpl
legal proceedings → proceso msing
to take proceedings (to do sth) (Jur) → abrir un proceso (para hacer algo)
to start (legal) proceedings (against sb) (Jur) → entablar pleito or una demanda (contra algn)
see also divorce D
see also institute B

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proceeding

(= action, course of action) → Vorgehen nt; our best/safest way of proceeding would be to ask him → am besten/sichersten wäre es, wenn wir ihn fragten

proceedings pl (= function) → Veranstaltung f

proceedings pl (esp Jur) → Verfahren nt; court proceedings → Gerichtsverhandlung f; to take/start proceedings against somebody → gegen jdn gerichtlich vorgehen; to take legal proceedings → ein Gerichtsverfahren or einen Prozess anstrengen; to start divorce proceedings → die Scheidung einreichen

proceedings pl (= record, written minutes etc) → Protokoll nt; (= published report) → Tätigkeitsbericht m

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proceeding

[prəˈsiːdɪŋ] n (action, course of action) → modo d'agire

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