Meaning & use
procedurally
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In a manner relating to established procedures or methods, rather than to the substance of a matter.
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The judge dismissed the case procedurally without ever ruling on its merits.
The new system works procedurally the same way the old one did.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in legal writing to distinguish process-based issues from substantive ones.
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