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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The military police procedural has followed the lives of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) since its premiere in September 2003.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The police procedural returns Monday, Oct. 13 at 9/8c on the Eye network, picking up just three days after Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille collapsed following her team’s harrowing battle with Forefront and the explosion that nearly took her out in the Season 7 finale.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which returns for its 27th season this week, has a special place in many viewers’ hearts in a way not many other police procedurals do.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Their banter, humor, and emotional bond gave the show heart, elevating it beyond the typical police procedural.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The police procedural returns Monday, Oct. 13 at 9/8c on the Eye network, picking up just three days after Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille collapsed following her team’s harrowing battle with Forefront and the explosion that nearly took her out in the Season 7 finale.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which returns for its 27th season this week, has a special place in many viewers’ hearts in a way not many other police procedurals do.
—Scarlett Harris, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Their banter, humor, and emotional bond gave the show heart, elevating it beyond the typical police procedural.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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