Exhibit
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Exhibit
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Exhibit
A paper, document, drawing, photograph, article that is produced and exhibited to a court during a trial or hearing , as evidence. As a verb, the term means to present as to quote, to display , to show.
Exhibit Alternative Definition
As a verb, to produce a thing publicly, so that it may be taken possession of and seized. Dig. 10. 4. 2. To file of record. Thus, it is the practice in England in personal actions, when an officer or prisoner of the king's bench is defendant, to proceed against such defendant in the court in which he is an officer, by exhibiting, that is, filing, a bill against him. Steph. PI. 52, note (1); 2 Sellon, Prac. 74. To administer; to cause a thing to be taken by a patient. Chit. Med. Jur. 9. As a noun, a supplemental paper referred to in the principal instrument, identified in some particular manner, as by a capital letter, and generally attached to the principal instrument. 1 Strange, 674; 2 P. Wms. 410; Gresl. Eq. Ev. 98. A paper referred to in and filed with the bill, answer, or petition in a suit in equity.
Synonyms of Exhibit
verb
bring forward
bring to light
bring to notice
bring to view
demonstrate
disclose
display
evidence
evince
exhibere
exponere
expose
express
feature
illustrate
indicate
lay bare
lay open
make clear
make known
make obvious
make plain
manifest
offer for inspection
open up
point out
present
present for consideration
present to view
produce
proponere
reveal
reveal to public notice
set forth
show
submit in evidence
uncover
unveil Associated Concepts: exhibit in evidence
noun
disclosure
display
document produced as evidence
evidence
exhibition
exposition
item of evidence
object produced as evidence
object submitted in proof of facts
presentation
revelation
showing
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Translate Mark An Exhibit from English to Spanish
Translation of Mark An Exhibit, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Marcar un documento o artículo de prueba and other legal terms is available here.
Marcar un documento o artículo de prueba
Translate Exhibit from English to Spanish
Translation of Exhibit , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Documento de prueba and other legal terms is available here.
Documento de prueba
Artículo de prueba
Prueba material
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English Spanish Translation of Exhibit
Prueba instrumental: Documento de prueba, objeto de prueba
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Exhibit in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This sect ion provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of exhibit.
Meaning of Exhibit in Spanish
Description/ translation of exhibit into Spanish: prueba documental[1]
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Translation of Exhibit published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Law Enforcement Officer
Policeman
Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
English Legal System: Exhibit
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Exhibit: 1. n.
A physical object or document produced in a court, shown to a witness who is giving evidence, or referred to in an *affidavit. Exhibits are marked with an identifying number, and in jury trials the jury is normally permitted to take exhibits with them when they retire to consider their verdict. Physical objects produced for the inspection of the court (e.g. a murder weapon) are referred to as *real evidence.
2. vb. To refer to an object or document in an *affidavit.
Meaning of Exhibit in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Exhibit published by the National Association for Court Management: A document or other item introduced as evidence during a trial or hearing.
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