proceeding vs action

action vs proceeding

proceeding and action both are nouns.

proceeding is not a verb while action is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proceeding	Yes	No	No	No
action	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, action is a hyponym of proceeding; that is, action is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proceeding:

proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
action: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

Other hyponyms of proceeding include foreclosure, intervention, procedure, action at law, legal action, case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, adoption, appeal, bankruptcy, receivership, judicial proceeding, litigation, naturalisation, naturalization, trial, review, hearing.

proceeding (noun)	action (noun)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked	the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
	a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
	something done (usually as opposed to something said)
	a military engagement
	an act by a government body or supranational organization
	the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
	In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
	the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
	the series of events that form a plot
	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
	the state of being active

proceeding (verb)	action (verb)
	put in effect
	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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