pro·ce·dur·al
prə-ˈsē-jə-rəl 
-ˈsēj-rəl
: of or relating to procedure
especially
: of or relating to the procedure used by courts or other bodies administering substantive law
procedurally
adverb
: a realist crime novel, film, or television drama with a specific focus
a courtroom procedural
especially
: police procedural
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Is Liberty Tax Safe to Use? Liberty Tax maintains electronic, physical, and procedural security measures that comply with applicable legal and regulatory standards to safeguard your personal information, including multi-factor authentication.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
This renewal, while certainly welcome, shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to fans of the ABC procedural.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
In September 2024, FOX announced that the popular procedural drama — led by Rob Lowe and starring Ronen Rubinstein and Gina Torres — would conclude with its fifth and final season.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Is Liberty Tax Safe to Use? Liberty Tax maintains electronic, physical, and procedural security measures that comply with applicable legal and regulatory standards to safeguard your personal information, including multi-factor authentication.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
Morris Chestnut stars as Watson in this present-day procedural, which is set six months after Holmes’s death and takes place in a medical clinic.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
This renewal, while certainly welcome, shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to fans of the ABC procedural.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procedural. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
procedural
adjective
pro·ce·dur·al
prə-ˈsēj-(ə-)rəl
: relating to or comprising memory or knowledge concerned with how to manipulate symbols, concepts, and rules to accomplish a task or solve a problem compare declarative
Legal Definition
procedural
adjective
pro·ce·dur·al
prə-ˈsē-jə-rəl
: of or relating to procedure
sentence reversed as result of procedural error in sentencing—National Law Journal
compare substantive
National Law Journal
procedurally
adverb
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