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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Procedure

/prəs-ēj'-ẽr/ · Pro·ce·dure · IPA /pɹəˈsid͡ʒɚ/
01 n. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.
  1. 1.
    The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.
  2. 2.
    A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
  3. 3.
    That which results; issue; product.[Obs.]