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
Example Sentences
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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
The self-funded candidate, who poured nearly $3 million of his own money into his campaign, advocated cutting energy and recordation taxes, and warned of the need to create more jobs and grow businesses.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2018
No voter follows her electronic ballot from the voting booth to its official recordation.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2016
The old system of formalities involved copyright notice, deposit and registration, recordation of transfers and licenses of copyright ownership, and United States manufacture, among other things.
From Supplementary Copyright Statutes, US Copy. Office by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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