proceeding means the act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.
proceeding is pronounced /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/.
noun
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
- An event or happening; something that happens.“I had a grandstand view of the proceedings.”
- A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- Progress or movement from one thing to another.“I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.”
- A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.“an illegal proceeding”
- Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.“December 7 2016, Kelly Phillips Erb writing in Forbes, House Says No To Renewed Efforts To Impeach IRS Commissioner
Since impeachment is a legal proceeding, while anyone can make a motion to start the process, the Judiciary Committee determines whether there are sufficient grounds for impeachment.”