procedural

[ pruh-see-jer-uh l ]

/ prəˈsi dʒər əl /

of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.

Origin of procedural

First recorded in 1885–90; procedure + -al¹

pro·ce·dur·al·ly, adverb non·pro·ce·dur·al, adjective

The House Republican leadership could barely win a procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon.

Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill |Ben Jacobs |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
(Not one Democrat supported it on the procedural vote earlier Thursday afternoon).

Nancy Pelosi Plays Hardball On Cromnibus |Ben Jacobs |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Republicans supported the procedural vote to let the “Democracy for All” amendment proceed to floor debate.

The New War on Big Money in Politics |Eleanor Clift |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He has put his name in history: There was absolute absence of procedural justice in these trials.

The Hanging Judge of Minya, Egypt, Sentences Hundreds to Death |Bel Trew |April 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The opening session was procedural and the trial was adjourned until June 19.

Egypt: Stop Mutilating Little Girls! |Bel Trew |April 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Vall agreed mentally; however, his real reason was procedural.

Time Crime |H. Beam Piper
Here, dealing with principles, we add that fairness is not necessarily confined to procedural matters.

Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster |Sir Owen Woodhouse, R. B. Cooke, Ivor L. M. Richardson, Duncan Wallace McMullin, and Sir Edward Somers
The essential nature of "consideration" in contract is evolving from the procedural requirements for the action of assumpsit.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly