proceedings

pro·ceed·ing   (prō-sē'dĭng, prə-)    n.   A course of action; a procedure. proceedings A sequence of events occurring at a particular place or occasion: hectic proceedings in the kitchen. proceedings A record of business carried on by a society or other organization; minutes. Law Legal action; litigation. Often used in the plural. The instituting or conducting of legal action.

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

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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>

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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

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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

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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)>

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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

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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

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)