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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DIO-DRO |
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DOCUMENT , strictly, in law, that which can serve as evidence or proof, and is written or printed, or has an inscription or any significance that can be " read "; thus a picture, authenticated photograph, seal or the like would furnish documentary evidence." More generally the word is used for written or printed papers that provide information or evidence on a subject. The Latin documentum, from which the word is derived, meant, in classical times, a lesson, example or proof (docere, to teach), and only in medieval Latin came to be applied to an instrumentum, or record in writing . The classical Latin use is found in English
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punishment being a " single and sudden document if instantly inflicted " (see DIPLOMATIC; and EVIDENCE).End of Article: DOCUMENT If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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