pro·ce·dure (pr?-s??j?r)n.1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something: standard procedure.2. a. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end: a medical procedure; evacuation procedures.b. Computers A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.3. a. A set of established forms or methods for conducting the affairs of an organized body such as a business, club, or government.b. Law The set of rules under which litigation is conducted, especially in contrast to the set of substantive legal principles that determine the merits of legal controversies and disputes.[French procédure, from Old French, from proceder, to proceed; see proceed.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.procedure (pr??si?d??) n1. a way of acting or progressing in a course of action, esp an established method2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the established mode or form of conducting the business of a legislature, the enforcement of a legal right, etc3. (Computer Science) computing another name for subroutine pro?cedural adj pro?cedurally advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pro?ce?dure (pr??si d??r) n. 1. the act or manner of proceeding in any action or process; conduct. 2. a particular course or mode of action. 3. any given mode of conducting legal, parliamentary, or similar business. [1605?15;