procedural

[ pruh-see-jer-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.

noun

1. police procedural.

Other Words From

• pro·cedur·al·ly adverb
• nonpro·cedur·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of procedural¹

First recorded in 1885–90; procedure + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The House Republican leadership could barely win a procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon.

From The Daily Beast

(Not one Democrat supported it on the procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon).

From The Daily Beast

Republicans supported the procedural vote to let the “Democracy for All” amendment proceed to floor debate.

From The Daily Beast

What you remember him from: Elliott played the lead in the military court procedural JAG for 10 seasons on CBS.

From The Daily Beast

He has put his name in history: There was absolute absence of procedural justice in these trials.

From The Daily Beast

Second, there was the mass of rules, in form largely procedural, which was contained in the edicts.

From Project Gutenberg

What Federal procedural requirements apply to suspension or expulsion?

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First: Revising our customs regulations to remove procedural obstacles to profitable trade.

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It might give procedural privileges: trial by combat is excluded, and trial by compurgation is secured and regulated.

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The essential nature of "consideration" in contract is evolving from the procedural requirements for the action of assumpsit.

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