proceedings

proceedings
proceedings "records of the doings of a society," 1830, from PROCEEDING (Cf. proceeding).

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  • proceedings — noun (plural) 1 also proceeding (C) an event or series of actions, especially an unusual or annoying one: We watched the proceedings in the street from the window. 2 actions taken in a law court or in a legal case: Legal proceedings can be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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