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proceedings

/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/ noun C1
  1. The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. · You should institute legal proceedings.
  2. The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.
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“‘Then,’ remarked the president, ‘the Count of Monte Cristo knows nothing of your present proceedings?’—‘He is quite unaware of them, and I have but one fear, which is that he should disapprove of what I have done.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 877 · C1
The investigation would begin at eight o’clock that evening in the committee-room, and if postponement were necessary, the proceedings would be resumed each evening at the same hour.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 869 · C1
A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen casting their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 46 · B2
The proceedings seemed to have come to a definite end so far as he was concerned; for one had only to look at that granite face to realize that no ‘peine forte et dure’ would ever force him to plead against his will.
The Valley of Fear, p. 91 · C1

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