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pro⋅ceed⋅ing

[pruh-see-ding]
–noun
1. a particular action or course or manner of action.
2. proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings.
3. the act of a person or thing that proceeds: Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides.
4. proceedings, a record of the doings or transactions of a fraternal, academic, etc., society.
5. proceedings, Law.
a. the instituting or carrying on of an action at law.
b. a legal step or measure: to institute proceedings against a person.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see proceed, -ing 1


1, 2, 4. See process.
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pro·ceed·ing   (prō-sē'dĭng, prə-)   
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

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

    2. The instituting or conducting of legal action.

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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pro·ceed·ing
Function: noun
1 : a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a : an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court
collateral proceeding
: a proceeding that concerns an order, motion, petition, or writ deriving from or sought in relation to another proceeding (as a trial) collateral proceeding on a motion to have the judge in a pending trial disqualified>; especially : one in which a collateral attack on a judgment is made collateral proceeding after denial of a direct appeal>
core proceeding
: a proceeding (as one instituted by a debtor against a creditor) that is integral to the administration of a bankruptcy estate and so falls under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court
non–core proceeding
: a proceeding involving a matter that relates to a bankruptcy case but that does not arise under bankruptcy laws, that could be adjudicated in a state court, and over which a bankruptcy court has limited authority
special proceeding
: a proceeding (as for condemnation or disbarment) that may be commenced independently of a pending action by petition or motion and from which a final order affecting a substantial right may be immediately appealed <special proceedings created exclusively by statute where a special procedure is appropriate and warranted —Sosebee v. County Line Sch. Dist., 897 South Western Reporter, Second Series 556 (1995)>
summary proceeding
: a civil or criminal proceeding in the nature of a trial that is conducted without formalities (as indictment, pleadings, and usually a jury) for the speedy and peremptory disposition of a matter
supplementary proceeding
: a proceeding to discover the assets of a judgment debtor; also : a proceeding that in some way supplements another b : a hearing conducted by an administrative body c : a criminal prosecution or investigation
2 plural : an official record of things done or said
Computing Dictionary

proceedings publication
(Proc.) A printed collection of papers presented at a conference or meeting, e.g. "The Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Microelectronics for Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems". Along with learned journals, conference proceedings are a major repository of peer-reviewed research results.
(2008-07-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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