procedural law

Noun

Meaning

procedural law (uncountable)

(law) The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Antonyms

substantive law

Examples

Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties. John Turner

Close letter words and terms

procedural due process procedural guarantees procedural issue procedural matter procedural memory procedural motion