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proceedings
1. The records or minutes of the meetings of a society, etc.
2. In law, any action instituted in a court.
3. Any of the various steps taken in a cause; such as, a proceeding by legal writ of error.
This entry is located in the following units: -cede, -ceed, -cess, -cease (page 5) pro-, por-, pur- (page 4)
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vexatious proceeding (s) (noun), vexatious proceedings (pl)
In law, an action that is instituted maliciously and without probable cause: A vexatious proceeding is a type of malicious prosecution based on a civil procedure that exists when the party bringing the transaction is not sincere and is merely trying to annoy or to embarrass his opponent or when it is not calculated to lead to any practical result.

A vexatious proceeding is often described as frivolous and not worthy of serious consideration; so, the court may dismiss it on that ground.

This entry is located in the following unit: vexat-, vex- (page 1)
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adversarial proceedings
Opponent-driven court litigation, where one side opposes the other; prosecution seeks to convict or find defendants guilty, while defense counsel seeks to defend their clients and seek their acquittal.
This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 1)
appeal, appeal proceedings
Any request by the defense or prosecution directed to a higher court to contest a decision or judgment by a lower court.
This entry is located in the following unit: Criminal Court Words or Judicial Terms + (page 3)