procès-verbal
Americannoun
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a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.
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French Law. an authenticated written account of facts in connection with a criminal or other charge.
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Etymology
Origin of procès-verbal
From French, dating back to 1625–35; see origin at process, verbal
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It was the fourth and final hearing, and we had come back into the small hut for the signing of the procès-verbal.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
All these are printed, with a short procès-verbal of the debates, and the divisions when the Council-General comes to a vote.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
The Mayor and the assessors then empty the urns and count the votes, the secretary drawing up a procès-verbal the while.
From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by Hurlbert, William Henry
A long procès-verbal takes the place of our summary punishment, and the gros canon is dragged into use on every occasion, even to enforce the payment of native debts.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The procès-verbal of this sitting was ordered to be sent to the eighty-three departments.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.
We must remember that these documents were first published in Russia in 1905, and they purport to be the procès-verbaux of a conference held eight or nine years prior to that time.
From The Jew and American Ideals by Spargo, John
I have these procès-verbaux before me now, and it seems to me that I could not do better than to take up one after another and extract from each the interesting observations it may contain.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
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