Proceedings
Formal documented events
Proceedings are actions taken or events that occur, especially in an official or formal context: legal proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, the proceedings of the court.
The word often refers to a published record of what happened at a conference or meeting: The proceedings of the symposium will be available next month.
To begin proceedings is to initiate formal action, usually legal.
Organized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- journalRecord of daily events
- papersOfficial written records
- publicationIssued written material
presentations · abstracts · keynote · volume · anthology · compilation · lectures · transactions
Trial venue or sports surface
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
judicial · case · testimony · verdict · plaintiff · defendant · deposition · injunction
Sixty-second intervals
- debateFormal argument on issues
- motionChange in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- sessionScheduled time for activity
hansard · vote · amendment · quorum · chamber · speaker · transcript · deliberation
Formal event marking occasions
- functionPurpose or duty
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- agendaFormal discussion list
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
program · activities · schedule · gala · commemoration · celebration · gathering · reception
Exchange of goods/money
- auditFormal accounts examination
- accountRecord of dealings
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- revenueBusiness income total
receipts · allocation · earnings · funds · balance · statement · ledger · expenditure
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- journalRecord of daily events
- papersOfficial written records
publication · presentations · abstracts · keynote · volume · anthology · compilation · lectures · transactions · sessions
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
hearing · judicial · case · testimony · verdict · plaintiff · defendant · deposition · injunction · appeal
minutes
Sixty-second intervals
- debateFormal argument on issues
- motionChange in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
session · hansard · vote · amendment · quorum · chamber · speaker · transcript · deliberation · committee
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- functionPurpose or duty
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
- agendaFormal discussion list
itinerary · program · activities · schedule · gala · commemoration · celebration · gathering · reception · commencement
transaction
Exchange of goods/money
- auditFormal accounts examination
- accountRecord of dealings
- disbursementDistribution of funds
revenue · receipts · allocation · earnings · funds · balance · statement · ledger · expenditure · assets
- military publicationsStars and Stripes, maintenance manuals, field manuals, training manuals, flight manuals
Proceedingsstandstill
Total cessation of movement
cessation · halt · stoppage · suspension · inaction
Proceedingscasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
chitchat · small talk · gossip · banter · scribbles
- legal proceedingsFormal court-based dispute resolution
- divorce proceedingsLegal process ending marriage
- trial proceedingsEvents during a case
- criminal proceedingsLegal process for offenses
- court proceedingsFormal judicial process
- stay of proceedingsCourt-imposed case suspension