proceedings
English meaning: Proceedings
Definition
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
Example
“The company faces legal proceedings over the faulty products.”
Another example: “The conference proceedings were published as a single bound volume.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A formal noun, usually plural, for an organized series of events, especially a formal or legal process ('court proceedings'), or the published record of a conference ('conference proceedings'). Common in law and academia.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'proceder', from Latin 'procedere' (to go forward), from 'pro-' (forward) plus 'cedere' (to go); the legal noun sense dates to the 17th century.
Synonyms
- process
- hearings
- transactions
- litigation
- minutes
Related Words
- acm
- symposium
- ieee
- defendant
- pending
- tribunal
- prosecutor
- courts
- prosecution
- bankruptcy
Common Collocations
- legal proceedings
- court proceedings
- criminal proceedings
- conference proceedings
- disciplinary proceedings
- initiate proceedings
Word Forms
proceed (v); proceeded; proceeding; proceedings (n, pl)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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