{
    "term": "proceeding",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the process of using a court to settle an argument or to deal with a complaint",
            "sensetop": "proceeding (against somebody) (for something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**court/legal/judicial proceedings**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "bankruptcy/divorce/extradition proceedings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was enough evidence to bring **criminal proceedings** against her.",
                    "contextForm": "proceeding (against somebody) (for something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The EU has started legal proceeedings against the country for its failure to implement the directive."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an event or a series of actions",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The Mayor will open the proceedings at the City Hall tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We watched the proceedings from the balcony."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the official written report of a meeting, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His paper is published in the new issue of the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈsiːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/proceeding/proceeding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prəˈsiːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/proceeding/proceeding__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}