pro·ceed·ing n
1: a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as
a: an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court
collateral proceeding: a proceeding that concerns an order, motion, petition, or writ deriving from or sought in relation to another proceeding (as a trial)
a collateral proceeding on a motion to have the judge in a pending trial disqualified; esp: one in which a collateral attack on a judgment is made
sought to avoid the effect of the judgment in a collateral proceeding after denial of a direct appeal
core proceeding: a proceeding (as one instituted by a debtor against a creditor) that is integral to the administration of a bankruptcy estate and so falls under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court
non–core proceeding: a proceeding involving a matter that relates to a bankruptcy case but that does not arise under bankruptcy laws, that could be adjudicated in a state court, and over which a bankruptcy court has limited authority
special proceeding: a proceeding (as for condemnation or disbarment) that may be commenced independently of a pending action by petition or motion and from which a final order affecting a substantial right may be immediately appealed
special proceedings created exclusively by statute where a special procedure is appropriate and warranted — Sosebee v. County Line Sch. Dist., 897 S.W.2d 556 (1995)
summary proceeding: a civil or criminal proceeding in the nature of a trial that is conducted without formalities (as indictment, pleadings, and usu. a jury) for the speedy and peremptory disposition of a matter
supplementary proceeding: a proceeding to discover the assets of a judgment debtor; also: a proceeding that in some way supplements another
b: a hearing conducted by an administrative body
c: a criminal prosecution or investigation
2 pl: an official record of things done or said
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.