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. The proceedings of the high commission. Macaulay.
2. pl. (Law)
Defn: The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. Blackstone. Proceedings of a society, the published record of its action, or of things done at its meetings.
Syn.
— Procedure; measure; step, See Transaction.
PROCEEDS
Pro"ceeds, n. pl.
Defn: That which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue; product; sum accruing from a sale, etc.
PROCELEUSMATIC Proc`e*leus*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. proceleusmaticus, Gr. procéleusmatique.]
1. Inciting; animating; encouraging. [R.] Johnson.
2. (Pros.)
Defn: Consisting of four short syllables; composed of feet of four short syllables each.