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matter of record

noun

Definitions

  1. A fact or statement that is recorded in governmental records or in publications.

    • When Dick Larkin asked to see his credentials, the inspector not only produced them, but gave the owner's name and the county in which the brand was a matter of record.
    • It is a matter of record in history that asphalt was used in the construction of a highway in Peru, being built by prehistoric races.
    • This has now been privately printed and deposited in several of the leading libraries as a matter of record.

  2. A fact that is contained within court files or has otherwise been entered into evidence…

    A fact that is contained within court files or has otherwise been entered into evidence before the court.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for matter of record. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA