proceeding: Meaning and Definition of

pro•ceed•ing

1. a particular action or course or manner of action.
2. a series of activities or events; happenings.
3. the act of a person or thing that proceeds: Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides.
4. a record of the doings or transactions of a fraternal, academic, etc., society.
5. to institute proceedings against a person.
1. the instituting or carrying on of an action at law.
2. a legal step or measure:to institute proceedings against a person.