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procès-verbal

noun pro·cès-ver·bal \ prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl , -(ˌ)ver- \

Definition of procès-verbal

plural procès-verbaux play \prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbō, -(ˌ)ver-\
: an official written record

Origin and Etymology of procès-verbal

French, literally, verbal trial

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procès verbal

noun pro·cès ver·bal \ prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl, -ˌver- \

legal Definition of procès verbal

plural procès verbals \-ˈbälz\
in the civil law of Louisiana : an official written record of a proceeding (as a judicial sale of property)

Origin and Etymology of procès verbal

French, literally, verbal trial

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