Proces-verbal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PROCES-VERBAL (French proces, process, Late Latin 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.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Categories: Law stubs | Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica | Wikipedia articles in need of updating | Law
Boggle