procedural
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- noun
- /prəˈsiːdʒərəl/
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serie policíaca
- So I grew up watching lots and lots of Law and Order, but to this day, I still like watching legal procedurals on TV.
The first wave of CBS procedurals with A twist, huh?
- The first wave of CBS procedurals with A twist, huh?
- So I grew up watching lots and lots of Law and Order, but to this day, I still like watching legal procedurals on TV.
- It was well written, but it was a procedural that was just a typical procedural with a well written but typical protagonist.
Examples
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The latest crime drama is a compelling procedural that showcases how evidence is analyzed during a murder investigation.
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Well, sometimes it's hard to write a police procedural when this is going on in the real world.
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Lincoln, at its core, is a political procedural: it wants you to understand how the sausage gets made.
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Then again, those cop procedurals have large fan bases and large overall audiences.
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I'm not making a judgment on the taste of people who watch crime procedurals.
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Jane's Note: I'm not much for crime procedurals, but this one looks too good not to give it a look.
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Many fans of crime TV enjoy watching procedurals that depict the detailed methods used by detectives to solve cases.
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She prefers legal procedurals that realistically portray courtroom strategies and the processes involved in trial.
Synonyms
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A book, play, or film about solving a crime, often a murder
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A story or film about a murder and finding who did it
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A story about a person who solves a crime by following clues
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A story about a crime in which a detective tries to find who did it
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A book, play, or film about solving a crime, often a murder
How Procedural
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Procedural comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and cedere 'to go', the same root as procedure and process. A TV or book called a procedural shows the step-by-step work of detectives or lawyers, so it focuses on the method of solving a case.