proceeding

/proceeding/

Thân thiện

The lawyer reviewed the legal proceeding with her client.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Law) A legal action or process; a case brought before a court of law. This meaning specifically refers to the formal steps taken within the legal system to resolve a dispute or enforce a right.
   • (Formal) A course of action; a way of proceeding or behaving. This refers to a manner or method of doing something.
   • (Often plural: proceedings) A published record or minutes of the discussions or transactions of a meeting, conference, or learned society. This refers to the official written account of what was said and done.
   • (Often plural: proceedings) An event or a series of activities happening, especially those of a formal or public nature. This refers to the happenings or events themselves.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Legal):

  • The company initiated legal proceeding against the contractor for breach of agreement.
  • A bankruptcy proceeding can be a complex and lengthy process.

• Noun (Course of action):

  • His cautious proceeding in the matter was widely admired. (This singular use is formal and less common).

• Noun (Published record, usually plural):

  • The conference proceedings will be available online next month.
  • Her paper was published in the proceedings of the Royal Society.

• Noun (Events/activities, usually plural):

  • She found the proceedings of the award ceremony to be quite dull.
  • The police were called to monitor the proceedings at the public demonstration.

Advanced Usage

• "To institute proceedings (against someone)": To formally start a legal case against a person or organization.

  • The victim decided to institute proceedings against the driver.

• "Judicial proceeding": A specific term for any action, suit, or case brought before a court.

  • The document is protected from disclosure in a judicial proceeding.

• "As a proceeding in rem": A legal action directed against a piece of property rather than against a person.

  • The seizure of the ship was handled as a proceeding in rem.

Variants and Related Words

• Proceed (verb): To begin or continue a course of action.

  • Please proceed with your presentation.

• Procedure (noun): An established or official way of doing something.

  • What is the correct procedure for submitting an application?

Synonyms

• Legal action: lawsuit, case, suit, litigation.
• Course of action: process, method, conduct.
• Record: minutes, transactions, archives.
• Events: activities, happenings, affairs.

Related Phrases

• Stay of proceedings: A court order to temporarily stop a legal case from continuing.

  • The judge granted a stay of proceedings to allow for further negotiation.

• Collateral proceedings: Legal actions that are related to or arise from a main case.

  • The issue was addressed in a collateral proceeding.

Related Idioms

• "The proceedings got underway": The event or meeting began.
  • After the keynote speech, the main conference proceedings got underway.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

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