proceeding
Usage
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The noun proceeding, commonly proceedings (plural), applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure.Example Sentences
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They want a court to decide if the settlement agreement bars the former sub-postmaster from proceeding with his own individual claim and if it does, this would "dispose of the proceedings in their entirety".
From BBC
Paramount last week filed a lawsuit seeking to force Warner to immediately release more information about its Netflix deal, but a judge denied the motion to expedite the proceeding.
The perpetual-motion nature of the proceeding is wearing the patience of at least one City Council member who initially supported the litigation in principle.
From Los Angeles Times
Paramount also asked the judge to expedite the proceeding for that lawsuit ahead of next Wednesday, when its tender offer for Warner is set to expire.
“We are concerned that the investigation is proceeding without state partners,” the city’s social media account posted on Thursday, calling for a “clear and transparent” investigation.
From Salon
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