proceeding /pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/ noun6 •The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction. •A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.The proceedings of the high commission. — 1848 •Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.December 7 2016, Kelly Phillips Erb writing in Forbes, House Says No To Renewed Efforts To Impeach IRS Commissioner Since impeachment is a legal proceeding, while anyone can make a motion to start the process, the Judiciary Committee determines whether there are sufficient grounds for impeachment. •An event or happening; something that happens.I had a grandstand view of the proceedings. •A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society. •Progress or movement from one thing to another. formsproceedings