Proceedings
/prəˈsiːdɪŋz/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe events or actions involved in a meeting, legal case, or activity.
Extra definitions
nounOfficial events of a meeting or court.
nounA meeting's record.
nounLegal action in court.
Sentence Examples
The conference proceedings were published.
The court proceedings lasted three days.
She reviewed the proceedings.
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Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.”
— 2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022:
“Then is the man your father killed one of your family? It’s clear he must be, because you wouldn’t be taking out proceedings for homicide on behalf of someone who wasn’t family.”
— 2010, Plato, “Euthyphro”, in Christopher Rowe, transl., The Last Days of Socrates, Penguin Books Ltd., →ISBN, line 4b:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The conference ____ were published.