The concept of a criminal procedure term

The article is devoted to the study of one of the most important procedural guarantees in criminal proceedings - criminal procedure terms. The article considers various points of view of scientists/ experts in criminal procedure on the concept of term in criminal proceedings. After analyzing the opinions of researchers, the author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to accurately define the concept of a criminal procedure term, taking into account its key characteristics (features) and the importance for law enforcement in criminal procedure, and offers the author’s own definition of the category under study.