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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Blue Bloods airs its finale tonight on CBS, and to celebrate 14 seasons, the cast of the police procedural — including Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, and Donnie Wahlberg — are taking a trip down memory lane. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024 The police procedural drama has been airing on CBS since September 24, 2010. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 From the cool Steadicam walk-and-talks of a broadcast police procedural to the more anamorphic-lensed thriller-mystery to throwback ‘70s Bruce Lee vibes to the very specific demands of commercial product placement, cinematographer Tari Segal had to do it all — and on a TV prep schedule. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024 Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural entitled Black & White. —

Anne Easton, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for police procedural

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of police procedural was in 1963

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