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procédure

procedure, process

noun proh-seh-DYOOR Less Common

Origin: Latin 'procedura'

Usage Note

procédure is common in administrative, legal, and medical contexts—une procédure judiciaire is a legal proceeding. The plural procédures often refers to red tape or bureaucratic steps. The related adjective procédural (procedural) is used in legal and technical language.

Examples

"Suivez la procédure habituelle."

Natural Translation

Follow the usual procedure.

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