proceeding
pronunciation
How to pronounce proceeding in British English:
UK [prəˈsiːdɪŋ]
How to pronounce proceeding in American English:
US [proʊˈsiːdɪŋ , prəˈsiːdɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Word Origin
- proceeding (n.)
- 1510s, "action of going forward," verbal noun from proceed (v.). From 1550s as "what is done, conduct." Proceedings "records of the doings of a society" is attested by 1824.
Example
- 1. Merrill agreed to settle an administrative proceeding , without admitting or denying wrongdoing .
- 2. He doesn 't expect to learn anything from the defendants during the proceeding .
- 3. Despite publicly funded efforts to scan books and other items such as photographs , digitisation is proceeding much more slowly in europe than in the us .
- 4. Monday , the commerce ministry said it would initiate talks with washington over the tire tariffs , the first step in launching a wto proceeding .
- 5. In a list of frequently asked questions about the law , the sec says it is ' committed to protecting your identity to the fullest extent possible ' but may be required to disclose it in certain instances , such as an administrative or court proceeding .