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procedure
Noun
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A procedure is a particular way of doing something.
Because police did not follow procedure, the criminal was set free.
We have decided on new hiring procedures for employees.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
customs
Noun
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The taxes on things brought into or taken out of a country.
We had to pay customs of £200 on all the wine we brought back from France.
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The government department that collects the taxes on things brought into a country.
We got pulled over by customs on our way back from France - we only had 200 bottles of wine - it was so unfair.