procedural
/prəˈsiːdʒ(ə)rəl
/adjective
1Relating to an established or official way of doing something: the developers had complied with all the relevant procedural requirements there had been several procedural errors in dealing with the call...
- There were ample procedural safeguards: an informal inquiry coupled with the availability of judicial review.
- The Department has also been charged with a variety of procedural irregularities.
- The point I am seeking to make, your Honours, is that this is a provision which is procedural in nature.
1.1Denoting a television series, film, or novel characterized by detailed, realistic treatment of professional procedures, especially police procedures: a procedural drama set in a Rome police station...
- Bosch books get called hard-boiled, noir and procedural.
- This procedural episode has the team running into countless dead ends, faulty witnesses, and a little bit of luck during their manhunt.
- This is an above-average set of procedural crime solving, and fans of true crime will almost certainly enjoy these episodes.
noun
A television series, film, or novel characterized by detailed, realistic treatment of professional procedures, especially police procedures: the procedural about police officers going undercover will debut later this month he dons a stethoscope as a brilliant doctor in this gem of a medical procedural...
- The legal procedural is such a worn-out television fixture, it's amazing that they keep being cranked out.
- It's another bravura performance by the master of the police procedural.
- On its own, this sequel is simply a cat-and-mouse procedural, dotted with the occasional smackdown and pyrotechnics display.
Derivatives
procedurally
- The planning authority must simply deal with the application procedurally in a way which is just in all circumstances.
- Mr Jenkins, on the Applicant's behalf, has submitted that the dismissal was procedurally unfair.
- There is nothing illogical, unlawful or procedurally incorrect about this.