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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While completely different in subject and tone—one is about a missing baby, the other about an ambitious heist—the Swedish TV series Snow Angels and the South African geopolitical police procedural Leo are engrossing enough to distract from whatever’s troubling you now.
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Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
The hit police procedural stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a divorced man in his 40s who follows his dream of becoming a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
For both of you, having been on other police procedurals, what sets On Call apart?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
On Call is a police procedural that focuses on the patrol side of policing rather than detective work.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Henricksson, airmail.news, 8 Feb. 2025
The hit police procedural stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a divorced man in his 40s who follows his dream of becoming a police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
For both of you, having been on other police procedurals, what sets On Call apart?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
On Call is a police procedural that focuses on the patrol side of policing rather than detective work.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for police procedural
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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