Noun: proceedings pru'see-dingz or prow'see-dingz
- (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
"The court proceedings lasted for several months";
- proceeding, legal proceeding
- A written account of what transpired at a meeting
"The secretary distributed the proceedings from last week's board meeting";
- minutes, transactions
Type of: due process, due process of law, written account, written record
Part of: minute book
Encyclopedia: Proceedings