Definition of: procedure

(prə·sē′jər) noun
1. A manner of proceeding or acting; also, an act or a special course of action.
2. The methods or forms of conducting a business, collectively.
3. Law The methods of conducting judicial proceedings as distinguished from the legal definition and recognition of rights.
4. A course of action; a proceeding.
5. The manner of carrying on parliamentary affairs. See synonyms under OPERATION. [<F procédure]
—pro·ce′du·ral adjective