proceeding

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled proceding

US /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #12618

Meanings

1

noun
A legal action or process carried out in a court.

The company faces legal proceedings over the faulty product.
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

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

Her research appeared in the conference proceedings last year.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a legal action or process... legal proceeding

2 noun · a particular action or step... step measure transaction

Word family

Forms proceedings

Derived forms misproceeding

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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judicial proceeding
a formal legal process conducted before a court

Adjective + noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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