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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A Tecord, memorial of some act or transaction, written evidence of something done, or document, considered as either concerning or interesting the public, affording notice or information to the public, or open to public inspection.
See Keefe v. Donnell, 92 Me. 151, 42 Atl. 345; Colnon v. Orr, 71 Cal. 43, 11 Pac. 814.