0 relating to a set of actions that is the official, legal, or accepted way of doing something:
1 a television programme, film, or story that includes a lot of detail about official legal or police methods and processes:
2 relating to the usual or official way in which something is done:
They could demand votes for every tiny procedural issue and bring the Senate to a halt.
The judgment was overturned because there had been procedural mistakes.
There are multiple procedural and legal hurdles before a solution can be reached.
It's typical for procedurals to pair up two quite different characters—like the headstrong rookie detective with the older and wiser cop.
The documentary is paced like a procedural, with flashy visual effects to dramatize the hunt for a cure for the disease.
The show incorporates comedy, family psychodrama, adventure, and police procedural.