Meaning of word proceeding

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• proceeding — pro·ceed·ing n 1: a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a: an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court collateral proceeding: a… …   Law dictionary

• Proceeding — Pro*ceed ing, n. 1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proceeding — n *process, procedure Analogous words: *action, act, deed: *affair, business, concern: operation, functioning, working (see corresponding verbs at ACT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• proceeding — [n] undertaking, course of action act, action, adventure, casualty, circumstance, come off, deed, exercise, experiment, godown*, goings on*, happening, incident, maneuver, measure, move, movement, occurrence, operation, performance, procedure,… …   New thesaurus

• proceeding — [prō sēd′iŋ, prəsēd′iŋ] n. 1. an advancing or going on with what one has been doing 2. the carrying on of an action or course of action 3. a particular action or course of action 4. [pl.] a record of the business transacted by a learned society… …   English World dictionary

• proceeding — In a general sense, the form and manner of conducting juridical business before a court or judicial officer. Regular and orderly progress in form of law, including all possible steps in an action from its commencement to the execution of judgment …   Black’s law dictionary

• proceeding — In ordinary usage, including all methods of invoking the action of courts and applicable generally to any step taken by a suitor to obtain the interposition or action of a court. 1 Am J2d Actions § 3. An action. More particularly, any application …   Ballentine’s law dictionary

• proceeding — noun a) The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent… …   Wiktionary

• Proceeding — Proceed Pro*ceed , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Proceeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proceeding}.] [F. proc[ e]der. fr. L. procedere, processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to move. See {Cede}.] 1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• proceeding — noun Date: 15th century 1. legal action < a divorce proceeding > 2. procedure 3. plural events, happenings 4. transaction 5. plural an official record of things said or done …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• proceeding — /preuh see ding/, n. 1. a particular action or course or manner of action. 2. proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings. 3. the act of a person or thing that proceeds: Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides. 4 …   Universalium

The noun proceeding (often pluralized as proceedings) is used in legal settings to show something is happening, or moving forward: «During the legal proceedings the judge declared him mentally unbalanced.»

Most of the time, the noun proceeding is used in law to show that a sequence of actions have taken place, leading up to judgment day in court. If you move forward with legal proceedings, you might start by filing a lawsuit or a claim against someone. Outside of the law, the noun is also used to show the steps taken, that there is involvement with a process or venture, or that progress is being made: «He took the necessary proceedings to make sure everything was okay.»

Definitions of proceeding

1. noun

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

   synonyms:

   legal proceeding, proceedings

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   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

   arraignment

   the act of calling someone before a court to be formally charged and to enter a plea

   bureaucratic procedure, red tape

   needlessly time-consuming procedure

   objection

   (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality

   civil suit

   a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant

   class action, class-action suit

   a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group

   countersuit

   a legal proceeding brought against someone who has sued you

   criminal suit

   a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant

   moot

   a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

   bastardy proceeding, paternity suit

   a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)

   antitrust case

   a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place

   civil action

   legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)

   counterclaim

   a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

   custody case

   a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)

   lis pendens

   a pending lawsuit

   custody battle

   litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple

   vexatious litigation

   litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause

   court-martial

   a trial that is conducted by a military court

   ordeal, trial by ordeal

   a primitive method of determining a person’s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence

   Scopes trial

   a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed

   show trial

   a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance

   bill of review

   a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it

   judicial review

   review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court

   criminal prosecution, prosecution

   the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

   test case, test suit

   a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

   mistrial

   a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

   retrial

   a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors

   administrative hearing

   a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

   competence hearing

   a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)

   fair hearing

   a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)

   quo warranto

   a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

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   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