police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
Examples of police procedural in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Dragnet, after all, is the series that defined the category of police procedurals.
—
Marc Berman, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Throughout the late ‘50s and into the ‘60s, Duvall began making one-episode guest appearances in anthology series like The Twilight Zone, police procedural Naked City and crime drama The Fugitive.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Airing for 10 seasons between 2010 and 2020, Hawaii Five-0 is based on a police procedural that ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In the new Hulu show Interior Chinatown, a background actor trapped playing different cliched Asian characters on a police procedural gets involved in Chinatown’s crime scene.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for police procedural 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Marc Berman, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Throughout the late ‘50s and into the ‘60s, Duvall began making one-episode guest appearances in anthology series like The Twilight Zone, police procedural Naked City and crime drama The Fugitive.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Airing for 10 seasons between 2010 and 2020, Hawaii Five-0 is based on a police procedural that ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In the new Hulu show Interior Chinatown, a background actor trapped playing different cliched Asian characters on a police procedural gets involved in Chinatown’s crime scene.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for police procedural
Dictionary Entries Near police procedural
Cite this Entry
“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share