recordation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of recordation
1400–50; late Middle English recordacioun originally, the faculty of recollection < Old French recordacion < Latin recordātiōn- (stem of recordātiō ), equivalent to recordāt ( us ) (past participle of recordārī; see record) + -ion- -ion
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The organization’s Virginia division is also exempt from paying recordation taxes, which are levied when property sales are registered for public record.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
“If not for his recordation of this, we would not be able to tell this story today,” Wong-Kalu said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Blair, a graduate of Clemson University, talks about cutting the county’s energy and recordation taxes, which are expected to add just under $250 million to the county’s general fund in 2019.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2018
No voter follows her electronic ballot from the voting booth to its official recordation.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2016
The law does provide for the recordation in the Copyright Office of transfers of copyright ownership.
From Copyright Basics by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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