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proceed (verb), proceeds; proceeded; proceeding
1. To move ahead; to travel onward in time or space.
2. To go on or forward; especially, after a stop or interruption.
3. To begin and to carry on an action or process.
4. To bring legal action against someone.
5. Etymology: from Old French proceder, from Latin procedere "to go forward, to advance; from pro-, "forward" + cedere, "to go, to leave".
This entry is located in the following units: -cede, -ceed, -cess, -cease (page 5) pro-, por-, pur- (page 4)
proceeding
1. An act or course of action; also, a particular act or course of action.
2. The act of someone who or that which goes forward.
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.

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adversarial proceeding (s) (noun), adversarial proceedings (pl)
Opponent-driven court litigation: In a adversarial proceeding, 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.

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appeal, appeal proceeding (s) (noun); appeals; appeal proceedings (pl)
1. Any request by the defense or prosecution directed to a higher court to contest a decision or judgment by a lower court: An appeal is the legal document by which a plea is made.
2. The court case in which the request is discussed: An appeal proceeding is an official process in which a party asks a higher court to review and possibly overturn a lower court's decision-maker's verdict.
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