Library / English Dictionary

PROCEDURAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law

Example:

adjective law

Synonyms:

adjective; procedural

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

procedure (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to procedure

Example:

a procedural violation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

procedure (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)

Derivation:

procedure (a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work)

procedure (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)

procedure (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result)

procedure (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)

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