Category:Procedure

Pro*ce"dure, n. Etym: [f. procédure. See proceed.]

1. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; Process; operation; conduct. "the true procedure of conscience." South.

2. A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in An action or other legal proceeding. "gracious procedures." I. Taylor.

3. That which results; issue; product. [obs.] Bacon.