The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Proceeding \Pro*ceed"ing\, n.
   1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or
      transaction; progress or movement from one thing to
      another; 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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            The proceedings of the high commission. --Macaulay.
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   2. pl. (Law) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an
      action at law. --Blackstone.
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   Proceedings of a society, the published record of its
      action, or of things done at its meetings.
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   Syn: Procedure; measure; step, See Transaction.
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