Proces-Verbal
PROCES-VERBAL (Fr. prods, process, Late Lat. verbalis, from verbum, word), in French law, a detailed authenticated account drawn up by a magistrate, police officer, or other person having authority of acts or proceedings done in the exercise of his duty. In a criminal charge, a proces-verbal is a statement of the facts of the case. The term is also sometimes applied to the written minutes of a meeting or assembly, xxn. 14
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