ˌprōsəˈden(ˌ)dō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, abl. of procedendum, gerund of procedere to proceed — more at proceed
: a writ issuing out of a superior court to an inferior court authorizing or directing the inferior court to act upon certain matters (as the remitting of a cause for trial or the entry of a judgment in accordance with a mandate of the superior court)