proceedings

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/, /ˈpɹəʊˌsiːd.ɪŋz/
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The latter UK pronunciation is generally only used for distinguishing this word from preceding.

Noun

proceedings

  1. plural of proceeding
    • 2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.

Noun

proceedings pl (plural only)

  1. (law, plural only) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.
    • 2010, Plato, “Euthyphro”, in Christopher Rowe, transl., The Last Days of Socrates, Penguin Books Ltd., →ISBN, line 4b:
      Then is the man your father killed one of your family? It’s clear he must be, because you wouldn’t be taking out proceedings for homicide on behalf of someone who wasn’t family.
  2. The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.
    Synonym: transactions

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