police procedural

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Definition of police procedural in English English dictionary

a sub-genre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. Unlike other types of crime fiction, the perpetrator may be known at the outset of the story

A story or drama about the investigation of a crime by the police

Hyphenation

po·lice procedural

Turkish pronunciation

pılis prısicırıl

Synonyms

crime drama

Pronunciation

/pəˈlēs prəˈsēʤərəl/ /pəˈliːs prəˈsiːʤɜrəl/