procès-verbal

American  

[proh-sey-ver-bahl, praw-se-ver-bal] / proʊˈseɪ vɛrˈbɑl, prɔ sɛ vɛrˈbal /

noun

plural

procès-verbaux

1. a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.

2. French Law. an authenticated written account of facts in connection with a criminal or other charge.

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procès-verbal British  

/ prɔsɛvɛrbal /

noun

1. a written record of an official proceeding; minutes

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Etymology

Origin of procès-verbal

From French, dating back to 1625–35; see origin at process, verbal

Example Sentences

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 procès-verbal and the minutes of the trial were written in Latin, and translated by Thomas de Courcelles; only a portion of the original translation has been preserved.

From Joan of Arc by Gower, Ronald Sutherland

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

Thus it was our fellow-academician who, in the beginning, drew up the celebrated procès-verbal of the meetings of the electors of Paris, so often quoted by the historians of the revolution.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert