Proceedings vs Proceeding - What's the difference?
proceedings | proceeding |
English plurals
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(legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (convert into real quote) Blackstone.
The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
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A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding.
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Plural'', see ''proceedings .
As nouns the difference between proceedings and proceeding
is that proceedings is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals while proceeding is the act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.As a verb proceeding is
present participle of lang=en.proceedings
English
Usage notes
The latter UK pronunciation is generally only used for distinguishing this word from (preceding)Noun
(en-plural noun)citation, page= , passage=Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.}}
proceeding
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- The proceedings of the high commission.
