bill of particulars
Americannoun
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a formal statement prepared by a plaintiff or a defendant itemizing a claim or counterclaim in a suit.
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an itemized statement prepared by the prosecution and informing the accused of the charges in a criminal case.
Etymology
Origin of bill of particulars
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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House Speaker Mike Johnson wrapped up this bill of particulars with a prediction during a press conference last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
The bill of particulars that the committee offers is detailed and devastating.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023
Bowles’ bill of particulars wasn’t too different from many other analyses striving to make sense of the recall vote.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022
Lyle Denniston, who has attended more Supreme Court arguments than any other journalist and quite possibly more than anyone alive, issued a bill of particulars objecting to the new format after the second conference-call argument.
From New York Times • May 18, 2020
An informal note from Secretary Lansing to Count von Bernstorff so far acceded to the request for a bill of particulars, though not customary, that the German embassy professed to be satisfied.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
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