of proceeding

  • 1proceeding — 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… …

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  • 2Proceeding — 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 …

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  • 3proceeding from antecedent to consequent — index a priori Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4proceeding without cessation — index continual (connected) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5proceeding without interruption — index continual (connected) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6proceeding — n *process, procedure Analogous words: *action, act, deed: *affair, business, concern: operation, functioning, working (see corresponding verbs at ACT) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7proceeding — [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,… …

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  • 8proceeding — [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… …

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  • 9proceeding — 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 …

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  • 10proceeding — 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 …

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