1. A distinct legal or administrative process that is conducted independently from another related process
The court ordered a separate procedure to determine liability in the contract dispute.
O tribunal ordenou um procedimento separado para determinar a responsabilidade na disputa contratual.
2. In legal or medical contexts, an independent course of action or treatment distinct from concurrent proceedings
The patient underwent a separate procedure to address the complications from the initial surgery.
O paciente foi submetido a um procedimento separado para tratar as complicações da cirurgia inicial.