Meaning & use
Proceedings
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The activities or events of a formal meeting, ceremony, or legal case, or a published record of such events.
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The court proceedings lasted three days before a verdict was reached.
The conference proceedings will be published in an academic journal.
A note on using this word
Almost always used in the plural form; 'legal proceedings' specifically refers to the formal steps taken in a lawsuit or trial.
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