That kind of trusting, informal procedure would be unheard of in a large city hospital.

"The attorney general's office has an informal procedure in place to try to resolve security deposit issues," he said.

Modification of informal procedures may be necessary but laws must always be followed.

The use of oaths in informal judicial procedures was probably much more prevalent.

Tax court has two procedures, informal and general.

A taxpayer could represent themselves or get a friend or accountant in the informal procedure.

Its relatively informal procedures do not create a sufficiently comprehensive record.

These cases are heard by district judges under an informal procedure.

Arrest, too, could involve both formal and informal procedures.

Above all I deplore the informal procedure which has prevailed until today's debate.