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proceedings
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noun
(= proceeding)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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noun
(= minutes)
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
road
Noun
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A long and narrow piece of land between two places. Usually, cars drive on it, and it is often paved.
The taxi is parked on the side of the road.
The road between the two villages is made of sand.
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The path which one takes to reach a certain place.
It is a long road to the top.
The road from Warsaw to Paris leads through half of Europe.
traffic
Noun
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Traffic is the things that move along a path, especially cars on a road.
Traffic is slow at rush hour.
On holiday weekends there are traffic jams that stretch for miles.
He turned quickly, nearly getting hit by oncoming traffic.
Almost half of all traffic accidents are alcohol-related.
Why does it take the traffic lights so long to turn green?
As the amount of traffic on the Internet increases, there are more and more problems.
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Traffic is the buying and selling of goods, especially illegal goods.
Governments are working to prevent the abduction and sale of, or traffic in children.
traffic
Verb
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If you traffic in certain goods, you buy and sell them, especially illegally.
They were arrested for trafficking in stolen goods.
offence
Noun
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An offence is an action that breaks the law.
Murder is a serious criminal offence.
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When you give offence to someone, you do something that they don't like.
I didn't mean to give offence, but I didn't know that you don't do that in China.
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The offence is the person or team who is attacking.
For the first time in the game, Arsenal goes on the offence.