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procedural laws

Translations

procedural-lawnoun

procedural laws

Usually an uncountable legal noun referring to the body of rules governing legal procedure; plural 'procedural laws' is possible in reference to specific systems or sets of rules.

Definitions

procedural-lawnoun

The branch of law that governs the procedures used in courts and other legal proceedings, as opposed to substantive law.

Procedural law determines how a case is filed, heard, and decided.