3. (Civil Law) An adjustment of a dispute between parties by mutual
agreement.
Transaction of a society, the published record of what it has done or
accomplished.
Syn. — Proceeding; action; process. — Transaction, Proceeding. A
transaction is something already done and completed; a proceeding is
either something which is now going on, or, if ended, is still
contemplated with reference to its progress or successive stages.
" We the word proceeding in application to an affray in the street, and
the word transaction to some commercial negotiation that has been
carried on between certain persons. The proceeding marks the manner of
proceeding, as when we speak of the proceedings in a court of law. The
transaction marks the business transacted; as, the transactions on the
Exchange." Crabb.
Trans*act"or (?), n. [L.] One who transacts, performs, or conducts any
business. Derham.
Trans*al"pine (?), a. [L. transalpinus; trans across, beyond + Alpinus
Alpine, from Alpes the Alps: cf. F. transalpin.] Being on the farther
side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side
of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people beyond the
Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; — opposed to cisalpine. " Transalpine
garbs." Beau. & Fl.
Trans*al"pine, n. A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps,
that is, out of Italy.
Trans*an"i*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transanimated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Transanimating.] [Trans- + animate.] To animate with a soul
conveyed from another body. [R.] Bp. J. King (1608).
Trans*an`i*ma"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. transanimation.] The conveyance of a
soul from one body to another. [R.] Fuller.
Trans`at*lan"tic (?), a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F.
transatlantique.] 1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.
When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies
being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or
lying in Europe or Africa, especially the former.