Proceeding
Pronunciation : Pro*ceed"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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 violent proceeding. The proceedings of the high commission. Macaulay.
2. pl. (Law)
Defn: The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. Blackstone. Proceedings of a society, the published record of its action, or of things done at its meetings.
Syn. -- Procedure; measure; step, See Transaction.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913