About The Word Proceeding
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Proceeding
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What's The Definition Of Proceeding?
[n] (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Synonyms | Synonyms for Proceeding: legal proceeding | proceedings Related Terms | Find terms related to Proceeding: See Also | action | action at law | adoption | appeal | bankruptcy | case | causa | cause | due process | due process of law | foreclosure | hearing | intervention | judicial proceeding | lawsuit | legal action | litigation | naturalisation | naturalization | procedure | receivership | review | suit | trial Proceeding In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*ceed"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or
transaction; progress or movement from one thing to
another; a measure or step taken in a course of business;
a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a
violent proceeding.
The proceedings of the high commission. --Macaulay.
2. pl. (Law) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an
action at law. --Blackstone.
{Proceedings of a society}, the published record of its
action, or of things done at its meetings.
Syn: Procedure; measure; step, See {Transaction}.
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