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DAT

digital audiotape a digitally encoded tape recording of sound in contrast to the usual analog audio tape

trade name

by law against infringement. A trade name that has been used for at least 6 months can be recorded with the Customs Bureau, and any infringing imports will be barred.

title search

title search : a search of public records to determine the condition of title to real property usually that is the subject of a transaction (as

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police court

police court : a court of record in some states that has jurisdiction over various minor offenses and the power to bind over those accused

recognizance

Old French reconoisance, from reconoistre to recognize, from Latin recognoscere] 1 : an obligation entered into on the record before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (as the paying of a debt) usually

polygraph

polygraph : an instrument that records physiological pulsations ;esp : lie detector poly·graph·ic [pÄ -lē-gra-fik] adj

possession

possession : possession (as in adverse possession) that is antagonistic to the claims of all others (as a record owner) and that is carried out with the intention to possess the property exclusively notorious possession : possession

posting

from a book or file of original entry to the proper account in a ledger ;also : the record produced by such a transfer 2 : the actual crediting or debiting of an account (as in payment

praecipe

does not require immediate judicial review, such as the issuing of a subpoena or the preparing of a record for appellate review. When addressed to a judge, as for jury instructions in some jurisdictions, a praecipe is

present recollection refreshed

and enable the witness to testify about things newly remembered called also present recollection revived compare past recollection recorded

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