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Congressional Record : the published record of the daily proceedings in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives ...
engross
engross [Anglo-French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)] : to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (as a bill or resolution) esp. for final passage or approval [the amendment was ordered to be ed "Congressional Record"] see also engrossed bill at bill compare enroll NOTE: A bill or resolution is engrossed in the Congress and some state legislatures before its third reading and final passage by one of the legislative houses. en·gross·ment n ...
witness
witness [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a : attestation of a fact or event [in whereof the parties have executed this release] b : evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by deed) furnished by signature, oath, or seal 2 : one who gives evidence regarding matters of fact under inquiry ;specif : one who testifies or is legally qualified to testify in a case or to give evidence before a judicial tribunal or similar inquiry [a before a congressional committee] [no person…shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a against himself "U.S. Constitution amend. V"] compare affiant, deponent adverse witness : a witness who is called by or associated with an opposing party or who by statement, conduct, or other evidence (as of relationship) shows bias against or is injurious to the case of the party by whom the witness is called [sought to have his witness declared an adverse witness subject to impeachment] called als...
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