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procedure

[prō sē′jәr, prә­]Use procedure in a sentence

noun1. The definition of procedure is order of the steps to

be taken to make something happen, or howsomething is done.

An example of a procedure is cracking eggsinto a bowl and beating them beforescrambling them in a pan.

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procedure

noun1. the act, method, or manner of

proceeding in some action; esp.,the sequence of steps to befollowed

2. a particular course of action or way of doingsomething

3. the established way of carrying on the business ofa legislature, law court, etc.

Origin of procedureFrench procédure ; from Middle French ;from proceder:see proceed

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procedure

noun1. A manner of proceeding; a

way of performing or effectingsomething: standardprocedure.

2. a. A series of steps taken toaccomplish an end: a medical

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procedure; evacuation procedures.b. Computers A set of instructions that performs aspecific task; a subroutine or function.

3. a. A set of established forms or methods forconducting the affairs of an organized body suchas a business, club, or government.b. Law The set of rules under which litigation isconducted, especially in contrast to the set ofsubstantive legal principles that determine themerits of legal controversies and disputes.

Origin of procedureFrench procédure, from Old French, from proceder, toproceed; see proceed.

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procedure

Noun(countable anduncountable, pluralprocedures)

1. A particular method forperforming a task.2. A series of small tasks or steps taken

to accomplish an end.3. (uncountable) The set of established forms or

methods of an organized body for accomplishinga certain task or tasks.Ensure that you follow procedure when accessingcustomers' personal information.

4. The steps taken in an action or otherlegalproceeding.Gracious procedures. —I. Taylor.

5. (computing) A subroutine or function coded toperform a specific task.

Anagramsreproduce

OriginFrom Old French procedure, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceedâ€); see proceed.

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procedure ­ Computer DefinitionSynonymous with routine. Seealsoroutine.

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(1) Manualproceduresare humantasks.

(2) Machineproceduresare lists ofprograms oroperatingsystemfunctions tobe executed.A mainframeuses jobcontrollanguage(JCL). Unixsystems useshell scripts.Windowsmachinesuse batchfiles.

(3) In programming, a procedure is another term for asubroutine or function.

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procedure ­ Legal Definition

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It would be four to six weeks before theyknew whether the procedure wassuccessful.The email said she'd be ready soon fortheprocedure Czerno wants her to undergo.A medical procedure where he's going todrain all her blood and replace it with his.He recognized the procedure but hadn'theard of it being used since before hisbrother, Darian, had died thousands ofyears ago.Thankfully, Fred changed the subject, and in

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A specific course of action; themachinery by which a suit is carriedon; the mechanics of the legalprocess; written rules for legalproceedings, whether criminal orcivil, codified in rule books such asthe Federal Rules of CivilProcedure.

civil procedureA procedure to determine the rights of the parties, asdistinguished from a criminal procedure.

criminal procedureThe process by which the government imposespenalties for criminal behavior through the devices ofarrest, trial, and punishment of the convicted criminal.

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