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  • 1procedure — pro·ce·dure /prə sē jər/ n 1: one or more methods or steps for the enforcement or administration of rights, duties, justice, or laws civil procedure police procedure compare procedural law …

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  • 2procedure — pro‧ce‧dure [prəˈsiːdʒə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the official or accepted way of doing something, especially something that is done often: • We have hired an accounting firm to evaluate our audit procedures. procedure for • The bank… …

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  • 3established use certificate — A certificate issued by the local planning authority confirming that the use of premises is an established use and therefore not open to challenge. Established use certificates are no longer granted. Since 27 July 1992, the equivalent is a… …

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  • 4procedure — ► NOUN 1) an established or official way of doing something. 2) a series of actions conducted in a certain manner. DERIVATIVES procedural adjective procedurally adverb. ORIGIN French procédure, from Latin procedere (see PROCEED(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 5procedure — [prō sē′jər, prəsē′jər] n. [Fr procédure < MFr < proceder: see PROCEED] 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 …

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  • 6established method — index procedure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7established order — index code, method, policy (plan of action), practice (custom), practice (procedure) …

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  • 8procedure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated ▪ simple, straightforward ▪ common, correct, normal, proper, recommended …

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  • 9procedure turn — A maneuver in which a turn is made away from designated track followed by a turn in the opposite direction, both turns being executed so as to permit aircraft to intercept and proceed along the reciprocal of the designated track (ICAO). A… …

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  • 10procedure — 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; …

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