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PROCEEDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proceeding mean? 

PROCEEDING (noun)
  The noun PROCEEDING has 1 sense:

1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedplay

  Familiarity information: PROCEEDING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROCEEDING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings

Hypernyms ("proceeding" is a kind of...):

due process; due process of law ((law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proceeding"):

foreclosure (the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default)

intervention ((law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings)

procedure (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)

action; action at law; legal action (a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong)

case; causa; cause; lawsuit; suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)

adoption (a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit))

appeal ((law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial)

bankruptcy (a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent)

receivership (a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all)

judicial proceeding; litigation (a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)

naturalisation; naturalization (the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship)

trial ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law)

review ((law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court))

hearing ((law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence)

Derivation:

proceed (follow a procedure or take a course)


 Context examples 


Our proceedings of that first morning did little to advance the investigation.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Was there anything about me which would reveal my proceedings in connexion with the Micawber family—all those pawnings, and sellings, and suppers—in spite of myself?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Not at the moment, but a translation of the proceedings exists.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

These were some of the thoughts which occupied Anne, while her fingers were mechanically at work, proceeding for half an hour together, equally without error, and without consciousness.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

He glanced around as he spoke with the half-amused look which he had worn during the whole proceedings.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Proceeding in a satisfactory manner; proceeding as expected or planned.

(Going Well, NCI Thesaurus)

Out of gratitude for the favours you have done me, I procured information of the whole proceedings, and a copy of the articles; wherein I venture my head for your service.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

He went to the door and opened it; a most unnecessary proceeding it seemed to me.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“I beg to lodge a formal protest against these proceedings,” said he.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Perry is not gone.” And, after proceeding a few steps, she added—“I stopped you ungraciously, just now, Mr. Knightley, and, I am afraid, gave you pain.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)



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