police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
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Reinterpreting the giant of Japanese cinema’s 1963 classic, High and Low, a tense police procedural with a sharp dissection of social class structures, Lee and screenwriter Alan Fox handle the material with the utmost care and respect.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
The police procedural series originally debut on NBC in 2023.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 May 2025
The police procedural dramedy stars Wendell Pierce, Carra Patterson, Daniel K. Isaac and Ben Levi Ross.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 May 2025
Like the show they were based on, the movies were spoofs of popular police procedurals rife with sight gags, non-sequiturs, and Abbott and Costello-like wordplay.
—Mike Miller Published, EW.com, 7 May 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
The police procedural series originally debut on NBC in 2023.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 May 2025
The police procedural dramedy stars Wendell Pierce, Carra Patterson, Daniel K. Isaac and Ben Levi Ross.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 May 2025
Like the show they were based on, the movies were spoofs of popular police procedurals rife with sight gags, non-sequiturs, and Abbott and Costello-like wordplay.
—Mike Miller Published, EW.com, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for police procedural
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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