proceeding

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A legal action or process carried out in a court.

   The company faces legal proceedings over the faulty product.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular action or step taken as part of a process.

   Signing the contract was the final proceeding before the deal was complete.

3. 3
   noun

   A published collection of the papers presented at an academic conference.

   Her research appeared in the conference proceedings last year.

By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.

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