proceedings

pro·ceed·ing  (pr-sdng, pr-)

n.

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. Legal action; litigation. Often used in the plural.

b. The instituting or conducting of legal action.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked legal proceeding, proceeding 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"
	2.	proceedings - a written account of what transpired at a meeting minutes, transactions written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events minute book - a book in which minutes have been written Congressional Record - a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress Hansard - the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"

Translations

proceedings [prəˈsiːdɪŋz] npl

(= events, actions) → déroulement m des événements

(LAW) → procédure f
extradition proceedings → procédure d'extradition
proceedings against sb → procédure (engagée) contre qn
to bring proceedings → engager une procédure
to face criminal proceedings → encourir des poursuites pénales

(= discussions) → débat m

(= records) [conference] → actes mpl
the conference proceedings → les actes de la conférence

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proceedings [ˈprəˈsiːdɪŋz] npl

a. (events) → avvenimenti mpl; (manoeuvres) → manovre fpl; (function) → cerimonia fsg; (meeting) → riunione fsg, seduta fsg; (discussions) → dibattito msg

b. (esp Law) (measures) → provvedimenti mpl, misure fpl
to take proceedings (in order to do sth) → prendere i provvedimenti necessari (per fare qc)
to institute proceedings (against sb) (Law) → promuovere un'azione legale (contro qn)

c. (records, of learned society) → atti mpl, rendiconti mpl

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proceedings [ˈprəˈsiːdɪŋz] npl

a. (events) → avvenimenti mpl; (manoeuvres) → manovre fpl; (function) → cerimonia fsg; (meeting) → riunione fsg, seduta fsg; (discussions) → dibattito msg

b. (esp Law) (measures) → provvedimenti mpl, misure fpl
to take proceedings (in order to do sth) → prendere i provvedimenti necessari (per fare qc)
to institute proceedings (against sb) (Law) → promuovere un'azione legale (contro qn)

c. (records, of learned society) → atti mpl, rendiconti mpl

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proceedings → دعوى قضائية postup retsforfølgelse Vorgehensweise πρακτικά συνεδρίου acto tapahtumat procédure postupak azione legale 進行 소송 절차 gerechtelijke actie framgangsmåte postępowanie procedimentos труды förfarande การดำเนินการ dava trình tự sự kiện 诉讼