procedural

[pruh-see-jer-uh l] /prəˈsi dʒər əl/

adjective

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

noun

Origin

1885-90; procedure + -al¹

Related forms

procedurally, adverb

nonprocedural, adjective

Examples from the web for procedural

The final regulation contains several procedural concessions to the biofuels industry.
The article referred to critical procedural errors that, fortunately, were judged to have no impact of safe operations.
To a certain extent, musical memory is procedural rather than declarative.
The show is really a fantasy in police procedural clothing, and that is implicitly understood by the viewers.
He was found guilty of procedural and ethical things that had no bearing on the actual research results.
Part of the movie is a complex and suspenseful police procedural, culminating in a set of unnerving interrogations.
But, two weeks ago, the bill was stymied on a procedural vote.
Breyer says he was not convinced by the procedural gripe.
So, now that all of the preliminary procedural things have been completed the trial can begin.
Distributive versus procedural theories of fairness.

Word Origin and History for procedural

adj.

1876, from procedure + -al (1). Related: Procedurally.

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