procedure

  • 21PROCÉDURE — n. f. Forme, manière de procéder, d’agir en justice. Procédure civile. Procédure criminelle. Il se dit encore de l’Instruction judiciaire d’un procès. La procédure est régulière, irrégulière. Un vice de procédure. Il a fallu rectifier,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22procedure — 01. The [procedure] for getting a working visa in this country is quite complicated. 02. His breathing difficulties can be remedied with a fairly simple surgical [procedure]. 03. You need to follow the correct [procedures] if you want to make a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 23procedure — pro|ce|dure [ prə sidʒər ] noun count *** 1. ) a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way: Companies use a variety of testing procedures to select appropriate candidates. procedure for: The procedure for doing this is explained …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24procedure — pro|ce|dure W2S3 [prəˈsi:dʒə US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: procédure, from Old French proceder; PROCEED] 1.) a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way →↑process procedure for ▪ What s the procedure for …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25procedure — The mode of proceeding by which a legal right is enforced, as distinguished from the substantive law which gives or defines the right, and which, by means of the proceeding, the court is to administer; the machinery, as distinguished from its… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 26procedure — noun Etymology: French procédure, from Middle French, from proceder Date: circa 1611 1. a. a particular way of accomplishing something or of acting b. a step in a procedure 2. a. a series of steps followed in a regular definite order < legal&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27procedure — [[t]prəsi͟ːʤə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ procedures N VAR A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way. A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure... Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying …

    English dictionary

  • 28procedure — noun 1 (C) the correct or normal way of doing something (+ for): What s the procedure for renewing your car tax? | correct/proper/standard procedure: A lie detector test is standard procedure. 2 (U) the accepted method and order of doing things,&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29procedure — Act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation. SEE ALSO: method, operation, technique. back table p. p. performed on an organ that has been removed from a patient before it is replaced. Batista p …

    Medical dictionary

  • 30procedure — /prə si:dʒə/ noun a way in which something is done ● The inquiry found that the company had not followed the approved procedures. ● The management complained that the unions did not follow the proper procedure. ♦ this procedure is very irregular&#8230; …

    Dictionary of banking and finance