proceedings
- 1The steps and actions that make up a court case from start to finish.
Like the steps of a board game, each part of a court case happens in a set order.
The court proceedings lasted almost a year before a verdict came.
She watched the proceedings from the back of the courtroom.
Similarcase, litigation, action, lawsuit, suit
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- 2A printed record of what a group did and talked about at its meetings.
Like a written diary of everything a group decided at its meetings, printed for everyone to read.
The club published its proceedings in a small booklet each year.
You can find last month's proceedings on the society's website.
Similartransactions
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- 3Plural of proceeding. Use this form when talking about more than one proceeding.
Several legal proceedings were filed against the firm.
The two proceedings took place in different courts.
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proceedings is a form of proceeding
proceeding, noun: A legal step or action taken in court, usually something other than a full lawsuit. Full entry
- Forms
- proceedingproceedings plural
- Spelling
- proceeding → proceedings: add -s
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