Definition of
proceeding has definitions from the field of law
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[ noun ] (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Synonyms

proceedings judicial_proceeding legal_proceeding

Used in print

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

During the Dorr trial the Democratic press condemned the proceedings and heralded Dorr as a martyr to the principles of the Declaration_of_Independence .

Related terms

due_process lawsuit trial legal_action trial hearing appeal litigation receivership procedure naturalization foreclosure review adoption bankruptcy intervention law

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Rhymes with

ceding seeding succeeding conceding receding receding preceding deciding misleading misreading speeding exceeding reading misleading misreading conceding exceeding succeeding breeding rescinding providing leading siding feeding subsiding inbreeding rescinding abiding shielding ascending coinciding bleeding pleading impeding shading shielding sliding forbidding impeding riding raiding bidding shading confiding unyielding condescending descending shedding trading shareholding railroading scaffolding backsliding braiding sledding dowding ding yielding grading fielding protruding redding reading sending sounding budding forbidding condescending astounding building attending corresponding abounding ascending landholding descending resounding subsiding stockholding loading coding goading wading shedding deciding unloading shrouding hiding chiding scolding crowding foreboding exploding prodding brooding coinciding gilding recording according regarding awarding providing commanding shrouding offending unending wading forbidding lading voiding guiding fading blockading degrading unyielding overriding hiding chiding rounding grinding backsliding spreading rebuilding crowding dividing foreboding pudding bedding padding budding flooding nodding scalding intruding rounding grounding rending standing spending unwinding protruding eroding exploding gliding beheading wording wedding unbending astounding surrounding contending corresponding golding decoding funding binding folding discarding expending expounding expanding compounding unloading outstanding notwithstanding moulding molding dividing misunderstanding encoding understanding loading wording herding heading goading coding nodding wedding longstanding scolding scalding invading concluding holding blockading eluding abiding grounding upstanding freestanding spellbinding degrading beheading skateboarding branding shipbuilding eroding herding heading

Phonetic and Homophones

P R OW0 S IY1 D IH0 NG
P R AH0 S IY1 D IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

proceedings preceding proceed proceeds proctocele practicing procedure procedural price_tag practised practiced

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