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procedure definition

pro·cedure (prō sē′jər, prə-)

noun

  1. the act, method, or manner of proceeding in some action; esp., the sequence of steps to be followed
  2. a particular course of action or way of doing something
  3. the established way of carrying on the business of a legislature, law court, etc.

Etymology: Fr procédure < MFr < proceder: see proceed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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