police proceduralnoun [ C or U ]
/pəˌliːs prəˈsiː.dʒər.əl//pəˌliːs prəˈsiː.dʒɚ.əl/a type of novel or drama about how the police investigate and solve a crime, or a novel, film, or television programme of this type:
The film is a mixture of police procedural and psychological thriller.
It is a crime novel - a police procedural to be more accurate.
More examples
- "Absolution" is a police procedural about the search for a killer.
- It's part police procedural, part monster movie.
- The police procedural aspect of the film is fascinating.
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- cyberpunk
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pap
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- the big screen 1
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