proceedings
/prəˈsiːdɪŋz
/plural noun
1An event or a series of activities involving a set procedure: you complete a form to start proceedings...
- Taking pride of place were two giant screens that projected the proceedings live.
- As the sleeve notes say, perhaps it was a rather odd idea to kick off proceedings with a series of unheard songs.
- In a modern economy, there are two specific ways politicians affect proceedings.
Synonyms
events, activities, business, affairs, happenings, goings-on, doings
1.1 Law Action taken in a court to settle a dispute: criminal proceedings were brought against him...
- With great promptness Camelot brought the present proceedings for judicial review.
- The personal applicant was a defendant in civil penalty proceedings in the Supreme Court.
- It is also noted that there is no requirement that a litigation friend must act by a solicitor in High Court proceedings.
Synonyms
legal action, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, lawsuit, suit, case, action, litigation
1.2A published report of a set of meetings or a conference: you should read the proceedings...
- The proceedings of this conference were published as Sport in History in 1979.
- His results were published in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last Monday.
- Indeed, some of the accounts from the proceedings of the Commission read like most charged drama.
Synonyms
report(s), transactions, minutes, account(s), record(s), business;
annals, archives;
French procès-verbal