- proceedings
- proceedings pro‧ceed‧ings [prəˈsiːdɪŋz] noun [plural]LAW actions taken in a law court or legal case:
• The company's creditors asked an Ontario court to begin formal proceedings against the company.
a legal case taken against someone who is unable to pay their debts, in order to share their assets among the people and businesses that they owe money to — see also stay of proceedings* * *
proceedings UK US /prəˈsiːdɪŋz/ noun [plural] LAW► the actions that are taken in a court of law: commence/enter into/start proceedings »The plaintiffs commenced proceedings for breach of contract.
proceedings against sb/sth »Financial institutions have started legal proceedings against him for defaulted loans.
proceedings for sth »He commenced proceedings for damages for professional negligence against the defendant.
»civil/criminal proceedings
»deportation/divorce/foreclosure proceedings
→ See also BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS(Cf. ↑bankruptcy proceedings), STAY OF PROCEEDINGS(Cf. ↑stay of proceedings)
Financial and business terms. 2012.