noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English procedyng, from gerund of proceden to proceed — more at proceed
1. : the action of proceeding
2.
a. : a particular way of doing or accomplishing something
is a convenient proceeding , but it leaves certain questions … unanswered — John Lardner
b. : a particular action or course of action
was not quite so reckless a proceeding as it might seem — G.F.Hudson
: a particular way of acting
his proceedings were enough in themselves to make anyone odious — Joseph Conrad
I've given up all my wild proceedings — W.S.Gilbert
: act , deed
everyone who took any notice of my proceedings — H.L.Mencken
c. : a particular step or series of steps adopted for doing or accomplishing something
studied each proceeding necessary for bringing the case to a successful conclusion
d. proceedings plural : doings, goings-on
through his drunken brain the whole memory of the evening's proceedings rushed back — Liam O'Flaherty
e.
(1) proceedings plural : the course of procedure in a judicial action or in a suit in litigation : legal action
took divorce proceedings against him — O.S.J.Gogarty
during the court proceedings
(2) : a particular action at law or case in litigation
prosecutions and other judicial proceedings — Zechariah Chafee
f. : a particular thing done : affair , transaction , negotiation
an illegal proceeding
business proceedings
3. proceedings plural : an official record or account (as in a book of minutes) of things said or done (as at a meeting or convention of a society)
brought a copy of the club's proceedings with him