Used in a Sentence

proceeding

How to use proceeding in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for proceeding.

Editorial note

The scale of the project still amazes me, I'm glad to see that it's proceeding.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of proceeding gathered in one view.

noun

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for proceeding.

noun

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Example sentences

1

The scale of the project still amazes me, I'm glad to see that it's proceeding.

2

Are corporate subsidies still proceeding as normal? Will they stop taxing us?

3

And if you can take away the right to fly in a Star Chamber proceeding you can presumably take away the right to ride trains and boats.

4

You will then tell your investors that you're failing and will be proceeding to wind up the business in an orderly fashion. They probably already know this.

5

I never had that limit for the 27 years of programming proceeding using the Google style guide and it never caused me any grief. I find that naming things descriptively and an 80 character limit are at odds.

6

Couldn't the extension have simply asked me once before proceeding with the delete in the first run? Basic usability.

7

On the PDF's page 51, there begins a record of a court proceeding, deliberating what, exactly, the government is looking for in these proceedings. They discuss the coverage that the FBI thinks its pen register needs.

8

\nBefore proceeding with the installation, complete the Ubuntu image with relevant archive server URLs to be able to apt-get with ease.

9

The historical practice and plain meaning of this text was, before the 1960's, that you couldn't force a defendant to testify against himself in a criminal proceeding. This was a specific response to the practice of the Star Chamber in England.

10

> The transcript of a court proceeding is the historical record of that event, what will exist and inform the public long after the persons involved are gone. The government's attempt to change this history was unprecedented.

11

Failure to write error-handling code will not result in an operation proceeding in an invalid state, deceptively reporting success, or silently corrupting state. An error return value can simply be ignored.

12

One can respect Craigslist for their history, and what they have done for the online community in the past, without conceding the right to say that they're wrong now, and that you'll be proceeding without their blessing. One can also respect and understand Craigslist's objection to Padmapper scraping their site, without conceding that the good vastly outweighs whatever valid concerns may exist.

13

The author of this assinine blog post only contacted me a few days ago and obviously couldn't be bothered to wait for a response before proceeding to imply malicious intent for what is clearly a trivial difference between academic paper and practical implementation. I hope he retracts it.

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> [N]o consumer may bring any action or proceeding in the nature of defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence with respect to the reporting of information against any consumer reporting agency ...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use proceeding in a sentence?

The scale of the project still amazes me, I'm glad to see that it's proceeding.

What does proceeding mean?

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

What part of speech is proceeding?

proceeding is commonly used as noun.