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What is the noun for proceeding?

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procedure

A particular method for performing a task.
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
(uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
(obsolete) That which results; issue; product.
(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
(medicine) A surgical operation.
Synonyms:

process, method, operation, system, formula, methodology, protocol, strategy, approach, course, proceeding, program, routine, blueprint, measures, mechanism, plan, practice, programme, rules, scheme, steps, tactics, action, design, measure, path, regimen, setup, step, stratagem, technique, arrangement, course of action, custom, exercise, form, means, policy, way, workflow, agenda, conduct, drill, line, line of action, recipe, route, transaction, agendum … more

Examples:

“The company has established a procedure for dealing with incidents such as this.”

“You should put this block of code into a separate procedure.”

“We have all been through the procedure whereby we have discussed our views, and at the end, failed to agree.”

proceeding

The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction
(especially in plural) An event or happening; something that happens
The collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference
Progress or movement from one thing to another.
A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction
(law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
Synonyms:

process, procedure, operation, action, undertaking, act, move, step, exercise, measure, venture, deed, manoeuvre, maneuver, course, adventure, initiative, transaction, performance, movement, happening, course of action, go-down, effort, activity, endeavour, endeavor, program, programme, enterprise, play, expedient, stratagem, engagement, affair, campaign, project, task, pursuit, assignment, exploit, implementation, coordination, agency, work, proceedings, resort, stopgap, device, tactic … more

Examples:

“If the cable operator submits a written renewal notice requesting the commencement of such a proceeding, the franchising authority shall commence such a proceeding not later than 6 months after the date.”

“A writ petition was not the appropriate proceeding for adjudication of a serious dispute which could not be satisfactorily decided without taking evidence.”

“The first step of the proceeding is the fact-finding hearing.”

proceedings

(law, plural only) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. (Can we date this quote?) Blackstone.
The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.
Synonyms:

events, actions, affairs, minutes, business, report, records, account, annals, archives, chronicle, matters, measures, procedures, transactions, trial, doings, dealings, documents, goings-on, activities, journal, publication, concerns, log, acts, transaction, happenings, deal, proceeding, comings and goings … more

Examples:

“The whole proceedings were out of this world and almost impossible to describe.”

“Colin gives his girlfriend and neighbours a detailed account of the court proceedings and events leading up to a murder.”

“It had passed an Act of Parliament to end the proceedings and preclude any appeal.”

proceduralism

A belief in the importance of using agreed procedures.
A rigid adherence to established procedures.

proceeds

earnings, income, profit, revenue, return, gain, takings, profits, yield, returns, gains, receipts, take, gate, reward, net, payoff, incomings, interest, lucre, product, produce, split, products, handle, result, till, gate money, gate receipts, box office, pay, remuneration, wages, dividend, winnings, salary, turnover, emolument, pickings, bottom line, stipend, gravy, gross, payment, benefit, paycheck, spoils, bunce, allowance, compensation … more

Examples:

“The proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief.”

procedural

(literature) A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.

proceduralist

An advocate of proceduralism

proceedings

plural of proceeding
Synonyms:

Examples:

“The whole proceedings were out of this world and almost impossible to describe.”

“Colin gives his girlfriend and neighbours a detailed account of the court proceedings and events leading up to a murder.”

“It had passed an Act of Parliament to end the proceedings and preclude any appeal.”

proceeder

One who proceeds.

proceduralisms

plural of proceduralism

proceduralists

plural of proceduralist

procedurals

plural of procedural
Examples:

“As far as police procedurals go, either version of Insomnia is slightly above average.”

“Most TV drama consists of long-running series in a few dependable genres such as police and medical procedurals.”

“I read village mysteries and hard-boiled American private eye novels, spy thrillers and police procedurals.”

proceeders

plural of proceeder
Examples:

“Isreali police also recommended that Ben Aryeh be indicted for disrupting court proceeders, breach of trust, and violating secrecy.”

procedures

plural of procedure
Synonyms:

Examples:

“For ablative treatment procedures other than cryotherapy, local anesthesia with topical or injected lidocaine should be used.”

“The repair procedures differ depending on whether it is an older wall with lath and plaster, or a newer wall using gypsum wallboard.”

“When the remains are removed from the hospital, normal funeral procedures must be followed.”

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