pro·ce·dure 
(prə-sējər)
(prə-sējər)n.
1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure.
2.
a. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures.
b. Computers A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.
3.
a. A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.
b. Law The set of rules under which litigation is conducted, especially in contrast to the set of substantive legal principles that determine the merits of legal controversies and disputes.
[French procédure, from Old French, from proceder, to proceed; see PROCEED.]
- straight arrow
- straight-arrow
- straightaway
- straight chain
- straightedge
- straightedged
- straighten
- straightener
- straighten out
- straight face
- straight-faced
- circumscriptive
- circumsolar
- circumspect
- circumspection
- circumspectly
- circumstance
- circumstantial
- circumstantial evidence
- circumstantiality
- circumstantially
- circumstantiate
- circumstantiation
- circumstellar
- circumterrestrial