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a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work. Also called procedural.[1965-70]
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Police procedural — The police procedural is a piece of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals… … Wikipedia
police procedural — police′ proce dural n. cvb lit. sbz a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work Also called procedural • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
police procedural — noun (plural police procedurals) Date: 1967 a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime … New Collegiate Dictionary
police procedural — noun (plural police procedurals) : a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime … Useful english dictionary
police procedural — noun a sub genre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story … Wiktionary
Procedural — Procedural, as an adjective, refers to the concept of procedure. It may also refer to: *Procedural programming, a computer programming concept *Procedural generation, a term often used in connection with computer graphics applications to indicate … Wikipedia
Procedural (genre) — A Procedural is a cross genre type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail. A documentary film may be written in a procedural style to heighten narrative interest. Types Television Fiction In television … Wikipedia
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procedural — I. adjective Date: 1889 of or relating to procedure; especially of or relating to the procedure used by courts or other bodies administering substantive law • procedurally adverb II. noun Date: 1972 a realist crime novel with a specific focus < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
procedural — procedurally, adv. /preuh see jeuhr euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a procedure or procedures, esp. of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency. n. 2. See police procedural. [1885 90; PROCEDURE + AL1] * * * … Universalium
