procès-verbal
noun
pro·cès-ver·bal prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl 
-(ˌ)ver-
plural procès-verbaux prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbō
-(ˌ)ver-
: an official written record
Word History
Etymology
French, literally, verbal trial
First Known Use
1635, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
procès verbal
noun
pro·cès ver·bal
prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl, -ˌver-
plural procès verbals
-ˈbälz
in the civil law of Louisiana : an official written record of a proceeding (as a judicial sale of property)
procès-verbaux
noun
as in minutes
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