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PROCEEDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Synonyms:
legal proceeding; proceeding; proceedings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb proceed
Context examples:
You are an ambitious and responsible soul, so I know to fully enjoy vacation time away, you need to be sure the details of ongoing projects are proceeding smoothly.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
How much of him was saint, how much mortal, I could not heretofore tell: but revelations were being made in this conference: the analysis of his nature was proceeding before my eyes.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Slowly and solemnly he was borne into Briony Lodge and laid out in the principal room, while I still observed the proceedings from my post by the window.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As he was proceeding along the sands, he struck his foot against something and fell at his length on the ground.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
A family relation established by a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood.
(Adoptive Relative, NCI Thesaurus)
Passage through time; duration; a systematic or/and orderly succession; a sequence, e.g. course of treatment; a mode of action or behavior; natural development, typical manner of proceeding.
(Course, NCI Thesaurus)
Then he stayed away for three whole days, and made no sign, a proceeding which caused everybody to look sober, and Jo to become pensive, at first, and then—alas for romance—very cross.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Lip-lip, who had watched the whole proceeding from the bank, now rushed upon him, knocking him over and sinking his teeth into him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
These few inquiries proved, however, to be a more lengthy proceeding than Holmes had imagined, for he did not return to the inn until nearly nine o’clock.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Away they walked to the book; and while Isabella examined the names, it was Catherine's employment to watch the proceedings of these alarming young men.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
