1. A special or unusual process that deviates from standard or normal procedures, typically used in legal, administrative, or organizational contexts when regular processes cannot be applied
The court granted an exceptional procedure to expedite the hearing due to the urgent nature of the case.
O tribunal concedeu um procedimento excepcional para acelerar a audiência devido à natureza urgente do caso.
2. A legally sanctioned alternative method of handling a matter that falls outside normal regulatory frameworks
An exceptional procedure was invoked to allow the company to bypass certain standard requirements.
Um procedimento excepcional foi invocado para permitir que a empresa contornasse certos requisitos padrão.