proceeding

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of proceed

noun

1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
2. An event or happening; something that happens
   He had often painted himself at a mirror, a tortuous and fascinating proceeding, as every artist knows, and had been forced to admire the way in which he was made. 1919, Rita Wellman, The Wings of Desire
3. (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
4. Progress or movement from one thing to another.
5. A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
   an illegal proceeding
   a cautious or a violent proceeding
   The proceedings of the high commission. 1848, Lord Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
6. (law) 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.