procedure
Definitions of procedure
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a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
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a particular course of action intended to achieve a resultsynonyms: bereidingswijze, proces, receptuur, verwerking, werkwijzetypes:bertillonnagea system or procedure for identifying personsberekening, calculatie, cijferwerk, rekenwerkthe procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methodsroutinewerkan unvarying or habitual method or procedurechirurgie, heelkunde, operatie, praktijkruimte, spreekuura medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living bodyauscultatielistening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)elektromyografiediagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyographtype of:activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheidany specific behavior
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a connected series of events or actions or developmentstype of:reekssimilar things placed in order or happening one after another
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(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of lawsynonyms: geding, gerechtszaak, pleit, pleitzaak, proces, rechtsgeding, rechtshandel, rechtszaak, strafgeding, zaaktypes:krijgsraada trial that is conducted by a military courttype of:procesgang, rechtsgang(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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