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proceeding

n. C / U
C1 Advanced Oxford US //pɹəˈsidɪŋ// UK //pɹəsˈiːdɪŋ// pro·ceed·ing

n. an official action or a series of events in a court of law. It can also mean the formal record of what happened at a meeting.

n. a formal legal action or a sequence of events in a court of law; also refers to the published record of a meeting or conference.


SIMPLE

The legal proceeding lasted for several months.

CONTEXTUAL

The judge decided to delay the proceeding until the defense lawyer could find the missing witness.

COMPLEX

While the initial proceeding focused on procedural errors, the subsequent appeal addressed the substantive constitutional questions that had been ignored during the first trial.

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Origin

By surface analysis, proceed + -ing.

Usage

Commonly used in the plural ('proceedings') when referring to a series of legal events or the records of a meeting.

Pitfall

The proceeding against him were long.The proceedings against him were long.When referring to a legal case as a whole, the plural form 'proceedings' is standard and requires a plural verb.

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