matter of record
Formally filed information
A matter of record is something officially documented or publicly known, especially in legal or official contexts.
Court proceedings, property transfers, and government filings are matters of record.
The phrase often emphasizes that something is verifiable fact rather than hearsay: His bankruptcy is a matter of record.
By extension, anything well-established or indisputable: It's a matter of record that she opposed the merger from the start.
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
- documentedPreserved in official records
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- affidavitSworn written statement
- sworn testimonyOath-bound legal statement
certified · notarized · deposition · docket · birth certificate · registered · legal document · archival · authenticated · public · validated · judgment · precedent · verified · marriage license · permit · license · minutes
matter of recordhearsay
Unverified secondhand information
off the record · undocumented · oral tradition · unrecorded · word of mouth
matter of recordspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · supposition · hypothesis · guesswork · opinion
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