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pa·per n1: a piece of paper containing a written statement: asa: a formal written composition or document often intended for publicationthe Federalist paper sb: a document containing a statement of legal status, identity, authority, or ownership— often used in pl. whether applying to one or more itemsnaturalization paper sthis policy, including the endorsements and the attached paper s — Mutual of Omahac: a document (as an answer, motion, or brief) prepared in furtherance of a legal actionall paper s after the complaint required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the court — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(d)2: a document providing evidence of a financial obligation; esp: commercial paper in this entryaccommodation paper: commercial paper used by one party to accommodate another partybearer paper: commercial paper that is freely negotiable by the holder and is made payable to bearer compare order paper in this entrychattel paper: paper that sets out both a buyer's obligation to repay and a lender's or a seller's security interest in the goods bought or that contains the provisions of a lease of the goodscommercial paper: a usu. negotiable instrument (as a note, draft, or certificate of deposit) arising out of a commercial transaction; specif: any of the instruments constituting the obligations of a business organization that are sold as investmentsorder paper: commercial paper that is payable to order compare bearer paper in this entryon paper: figured at face value
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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blank (form), certificate, document, instrument (document), pandect (treatise)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A document, including letters, contracts, account books, promissory notes, and anything else that can be written or printed on paper; a written or printed instrument.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n. Any written or printed document; any negotiable document or instrument evidencing the existence of a debt; stocks and bonds; securities.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A document that is filed or introduced in evidence in a lawsuit, as in the phrases papers in the case and papers on appeal.Any written or printed statement, including letters, memoranda, legal or business documents, and books of account, in the context of the FOURTH AMENDMENT to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures (See search and seizure) with respect to their "papers" as well as their persons and houses.In the context of accommodation paper and commercial paper, a written or printed evidence of debt.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A document that is filed or introduced in evidence in a lawsuit, as in the phrases papers in the case and papers on appeal.Any written or printed statement, including letters, memoranda, legal or business documents, and books of account, in the context of the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures with respect to their "papers" as well as their persons and houses.In the context of accommodation paper and commercial paper, a written or printed evidence of debt.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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Paper — Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper — [pā′pər] n. [ME papir < OFr papier < L papyrus < Gr papyros,PAPYRUS] 1. a thin, flexible material made usually in sheets from a pulp prepared from rags, wood, or other fibrous material, and used for writing or printing on, for packaging … English World dictionary
paper — pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), a. 1. Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army; a paper tiger. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper — [adj] thin, flimsy cardboard, disposable, insubstantial, paper thin, papery, wafer thin; concept 606 Ant. thick paper [n2] newspaper daily, gazette, journal, news, organ, rag*, weekly; concept 280 paper [n3] … New thesaurus
paper — ► NOUN 1) material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing or printing on or as wrapping material. 2) (papers) sheets of paper covered with writing or printing; documents. 3) (before another … English terms dictionary
paper — pa per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {papered} (p[=a] p[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {papering}.] 1. To cover or line with paper, especially with wallpaper; to furnish with paper hangings; to wallpaper; as, to paper a room or a house. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper — n 1 Paper, instrument, document all mean a writing (often typed, sometimes printed) that is of value to its owner or to others who come after him as a source of information or proof of a right, contention, or claim. Paper is the most general term … New Dictionary of Synonyms
paper — Voz inglesa que se usa con cierta frecuencia en algunas zonas de América, especialmente en el ámbito académico, con el sentido de ‘escrito en el cual el autor desarrolla sus ideas sobre un tema determinado’. Es anglicismo superfluo, que debe… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
paper — |pêipar| s. m. Artigo, geralmente destinado a uma publicação especializada. • Plural: papers. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa, com significado original de papel … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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