单词 | file |
释义 | file 1 vb filed, fil·ing vt 1 a: to submit (a legal document) to the proper office (as the office of a clerk of court) for keeping on file among the records esp. as a procedural step in a legal transaction or proceeding filed a tax return a financing statement filed with the Secretary of State filing a notice of appeal; also: record filed a mortgage in the Registry of Deeds ◇ In nearly all cases, a document is deemed to be filed when it is actually received by the office to which it is directed. A few cases, however, have held that a document is filed upon the mailing of it. b: to place (as a document) on file among the records of an office esp. by formally receiving and endorsing a complaint filed by the clerk despite the absence of the filing fee 2: to return (the documentation in a case) to the records of a clerk of court without any determination of the case; broadly: to conclude (a case) without a determination on its merits 3: to initiate (a judicial or administrative proceeding) by submitting the proper documents or following proper procedure: bring threatened to ~ charges two separate actions were filed by representatives of the estates — J. H. Friedenthal et al. vi 1: to register as a candidate esp. in a primary election 2: to place items in a file file 2 n: a collection of papers or publications usu. arranged or classified; specif: the papers that make up the record of a case on file: in or as if in a file for ready reference |
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