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- DictionaryPro·ceed·ings/prəˈsēdiNGz/
plural
- 1. an event or a series of activities involving a formal or set procedure: "you complete a form to start proceedings"
C1. to continue as planned: His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case. Preparations for the festival are now proceeding smoothly. proceed to do something. C2. to do something after you have done something else: She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday. See more.
The noun proceeding (often pluralized as proceedings) is used in legal settings to show something is happening, or moving forward: "During the legal proceedings the judge declared him mentally unbalanced."
proceedings. [plural] an event or a series of actions. The Mayor will open the proceedings at the City Hall tomorrow. We watched the proceedings from the balcony. Topics Law and justice c1. proceedings. [plural] the official written report of a meeting, etc.
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 .
5 days ago · 1. countable noun [usually plural] Legal proceedings are legal action taken against someone. [formal] ...criminal proceedings against the former prime minister. [ + against] The Council had brought proceedings to stop the store from trading on Sundays. 2. countable noun [usually plural]
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.
3 days ago · the events of an occasion, meeting, etc. The proceedings of the inquiry will take place in private. He viewed the proceedings with doubt and alarm. Millions of people watched the proceedings on television. The proceedings begin at seven o'clock. the proceedings of Parliament.
