A particular method for performing a task. / A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.

plural of procedure

A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike in other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story.

(law) The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.

A form of long-term subconscious memory for the performance of particular types of action.

plural of police procedural

plural of procedural memory

(law) A body of rules that regulate the administration of civil trials and appeals.

A procedure or set of procedures followed to ensure that state secrets, trade secrets, data, etc. are not compromised.

A formal procedure used by a deliberative assembly in its decision-making, to keep order.