procès-verbal

American  

[proh-sey-ver-bahl, praw-se-ver-bal] / proʊˈseɪ vɛrˈbɑl, prɔ sɛ vɛrˈbal /

noun

plural

procès-verbaux

1. a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.

2. French Law. an authenticated written account of facts in connection with a criminal or other charge.

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procès-verbal British  

/ prɔsɛvɛrbal /

noun

1. a written record of an official proceeding; minutes

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Etymology

Origin of procès-verbal

From French, dating back to 1625–35; see origin at process, verbal

Example Sentences

It was the fourth and final hearing, and we had come back into the small hut for the signing of the procès-verbal.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Not quite a wise thing to say to a journalist, but it is in effect what the suffragette also says, and is rewarded with rotten tomatoes as her sister with a procès-verbal.

From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock

On a litter was displayed the procès-verbal of the electors of '89, that Hegyra of the insurrection.

From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.

A procès-verbal was prepared concerning all that had taken place on Kirillovskaia Street.

From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by Spargo, John

The procès-verbal of the Procureur du Roi, M. de Vanini, is also extant, and published in the Physique occulte of the Abbé de Vallemont.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)