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documentary

documentary : being, consisting of, or contained in documents [ evidence] ...

Evidence, proof, either written or unwritten, of allegations in issue between parties.Something (including testimony, documents and tangible objects) that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 575.The leading rules of evidence are the following:-(1) The sole object and end of evidence is to ascertain the truth of the several disputed facts or points in issue; and no evidence ought to be admitted which is not relevant to the issues. As to when evidence of collateral facts is admissible, see Hales v. Kerr, (1908) 2 KB 601; Butterley Co. v. New Hucknall Colliery Co., (1909) 1 Ch 37. As to acts showing a continuous course of conduct, see R. v. Mortimer, 25 Cr App Cas 150.(2) The point in issue is to be proved by the party who asserts the affirmative; according to the maxim affirmanti non neganti incumbit probatio. See BURDEN OF PROOF.(3) It will be sufficient to prove the substance of the issue.(4) The best evidence must be given ...

letter of credit

letter of credit :a document issued to a beneficiary at the request of the issuer's customer in which the issuer (as a bank) promises to honor a demand for payment by the beneficiary in order to satisfy or secure the customer's debt compare guaranty NOTE: A letter of credit is usu. requested by a buyer of merchandise (the issuer's customer) to be issued to the seller (the beneficiary) in order to secure the payment for the merchandise. In effect the letter of credit is considered to extend a line of credit or substitute the issuer's credit for the customer's. commercial letter of credit : a letter of credit which is used to satisfy payment for merchandise and which usually requires the beneficiary to present a draft and some documentary proof (as of shipment or receipt of the merchandise) when making a demand for payment irrevocable letter of credit : a letter of credit which the issuer cannot revoke or modify without the consent of the issuer's customer or the beneficiary stan...

document

document 1 : a writing (as a deed or lease) conveying information see also instrument 2 a : something (as a writing, photograph, or recording) that may be used as evidence b : an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege) [dÄ -kyə-ment] vt 1 a : to furnish documentary evidence of b : to provide with exact references to authoritative supporting information 2 : to furnish (as a ship) with documents (as ship's papers) ...

draft

draft 1 : a preliminary version of something (as a law) 2 a : a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for military service) b : the act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without his or her expressed consent 3 : an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another see also drawee, drawer compare check documentary draft : a draft that will be honored only upon the presentation of certain documents (as an invoice or certificate of title) sight draft : a draft payable on presentation time draft : a draft payable a specified number of days after the date of the draft or of its presentation vt 1 : to select for some purpose ;specif : to conscript for military service 2 : to compose or prepare esp. the preliminary version of [ing legislation] vi : to practice draftsmanship draft·er n ...

record

record 1 : to put in a record 2 : to deposit or otherwise cause to be registered in the appropriate office as a record and notice of a title or interest in property [ a deed] [ a mortgage] see also recording act 3 : to cause (as sound, images, or data) to be registered on something in reproducible form [ a telephone conversation] vi : to record something [re-kərd] n 1 : the documentary account of something [confidential medical s]: as a : an official document that records the acts of a public body or officer b : an official copy of a document deposited with a designated officer c : the official set of papers used and generated in a proceeding [the appeals court reviewed the trial ] d : documented evidence or history of one or more arrests or convictions see also business records exception, public records exception 2 : something (as a disc or tape) on which images, sound, or data has been recorded of record 1 : on the record of the court in connection with a particul...

vouch

vouch [Anglo-French voucher to call, summon, summon to court as guarantor of a title, ultimately from Latin vocare to call, summon] vt 1 : to summon into court 2 : to verify (a business transaction) by examining documentary evidence vi 1 : to become surety 2 a : to supply supporting evidence or testimony b : to give personal assurance ...

voucher

voucher [Anglo-French, summoning of a person to guarantee title, from voucher to summon] 1 : a documentary record of a business transaction 2 : a written affidavit or authorization 3 : a form or check indicating a credit against future purchases or expenditures ...

Documentary

Pertaining to written evidence contained or certified in writing...

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