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best evidence rule

rule : a rule of evidence: in order to prove what is said or pictured in a writing, recording, or photograph the original must be provided unless the original is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unobtainable called also

auditor

auditor 1 : a person qualified and authorized to examine and verify financial records 2 : a referee appointed by a court in a civil action ;esp : one designated to prepare

audit

audit 1 : a formal examination of an organization's or an individual's financial records often for the purpose of uncovering fraud or inaccurate tax returns ;also : the final report of such

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arbitrary

arbitrary and capricious [an agency finding or conclusion of lack of evidence would be and capricious if the record afforded no substantial basis for such a finding "Irvin v. Hobby, 131 F. Supp. 851 (1955)"] NOTE: Under

agent

on behalf of a publicly held corporation in handling the transfer of stock and other securities and keeping records of the owners universal agent : an agent acting under a general agency b : a representative of

act

a sovereign, a legislative council, or a court of justice compare bill 3 often cap : a formal record of something done or transacted [given as my free and deed] [matters of procedure are provided for in

accrual basis accounting

accrual basis accounting An accounting method that records sales, expenses or other events at the time they occur, rather than when cash changes hands

account

account 1 a : a record of debit and credit entries to cover transactions involving a particular item (as cash or notes receivable) or

dehors

dehors [Anglo-French, outside of] : out of (as an agreement, record, or will) : foreign to

engross

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

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