police procedural

noun

1. a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work.

police procedural

noun

1. a novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work

Word History and Origins

Origin of police procedural¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

At the same time, once you know the basic premise of the show — it’s an elite military police procedural — it’s not hard to figure out where you are, wherever you drop in.

From Los Angeles Times

Visually, there is little to no difference between one multi-camera sitcom and the next, one single-camera mockumentary sitcom and the next, one single-camera non-mockumentary and the next, one CBS police procedural and the next.

From Los Angeles Times

ABC’s “Will Trent” is no ordinary police procedural.

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Her latest role is in the comedic police procedural “Good Cop/Bad Cop,” which starts streaming on Amazon Prime this month.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a police procedural, a metaphorical family comedy, a workplace comedy, a soap opera, a melodrama, a low-budget action adventure.

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