filings
Official papers submitted
Filings are small particles or shavings removed when a harder tool scrapes or cuts material: iron filings, metal filings.
The word also refers to documents formally submitted to courts, government agencies, or regulatory bodies: bankruptcy filings, SEC filings, The company's quarterly filings revealed the loss.
Both senses derive from the verb file—one from filing down, the other from filing away.
Thin strips removed
- chipsThin fried slices
- turningsDirectional changes along routes
- swarfMetalworking scrap particles
- debrisScattered broken fragments
particles · dust · residue · iron · steel · brass · aluminum · copper
Administrative written tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
- reportsFormal written findings
- briefsSnug lower undergarments
memoranda · affidavits · declarations · certificates · schedules · correspondence · dossiers · tax
Civil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigationLegal dispute process
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
jurisdiction · deposition · injunction · pleadings · docket · verdict · appellate · amicus
shavings
Thin strips removed
debris · particles · dust · residue · iron · steel · brass · aluminum · copper · magnetic
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- formsVarieties or documents
- applicationsPractical uses or requests
- reportsFormal written findings
briefs · memoranda · affidavits · declarations · certificates · schedules · correspondence · dossiers · tax · annual
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- litigationLegal dispute process
courtroom · jurisdiction · deposition · injunction · pleadings · docket · verdict · appellate · amicus · discovery
- lawyer taskslitigation, advocacy, cross-examination, depositions, legal research
- legal formslegal forms, court forms, petition forms, business forms, consent forms
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- lawlaw, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
filingswithdrawals
Removal of deposited funds
retractions · rejections · dismissals · drafts · sealed records
- filing cabinetFurniture for organized papers
- tax filingReporting income officially
- filing for divorceSubmitting paperwork to end marriage
- filing outDeparting in succession
- filing systemMethod for organizing documents
- filing deadlineFinal submission date