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police procedural

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A subgenre of crime fiction which portrays the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: procediment policíac — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • French: roman policier — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Italian: poliziottesco — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Korean: 경찰물 (gyeongchalmul) — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Polish: dramat kryminalny — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Spanish: policíaco — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Spanish: procedimiento policíaco — sub-genre of crime fiction
  • Swedish: procedurdeckare — sub-genre of crime fiction