court document
Official judicial record
A court document is any official paper filed with, issued by, or maintained by a court of law.
This includes complaints, motions, orders, judgments, subpoenas, and transcripts.
Court documents become part of the case record and are often public: The court documents revealed damaging testimony.
Filing a court document typically requires following specific procedural rules.
- filingStoring documents systematically
- case fileDocuments about one matter
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- affidavitSworn written statement
- sworn statementLegally binding written testimony
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- official documentsbirth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, passport, driver's license
court documentpersonal letter
Individual written correspondence
informal note · text message · email · diary entry · social media post
court documentpersonal papers
Individual's identifying records
private correspondence · medical record · verbal agreement · business letter · handshake deal
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