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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In law, an exhibition of a record or paper in open court.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Law) The exhibition or production of a record or paper in open court, or an allegation that it is in court.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun law The production or display of recorded evidence in court.

Etymologies

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From Latin profert ("he makes known"), third-person singular present indicative of profero ("I make public", "I make known", "I cite")

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