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.
The proceedings of the high
commission.
Macaulay.
2. pl. (Law) 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.