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Definition of police procedural noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

police procedural

noun
 
/pəˌliːs prəˈsiːdʒərəl/
 
/pəˌliːs prəˈsiːdʒərəl/
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  1. a television series, film or novel that focuses on the procedures that the police use to solve a crime
    • The story is structured as a police procedural.
    • The film is a conventional police procedural.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
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