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1.nounThe act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
2.nounAn event or happening; something that happens
3.noun(always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
4.nounProgress or movement from one thing to another.
5.nounA measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction"a cautious or a violent proceeding"
6.nounAny legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
7.nounThe course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.
8.nounThe published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.