File at Legal Glossary
What is it? A term commonly used to describe both the process of submitting a document to a court--for example, I filed my small claims case today--and to describe the physical location where these papers are kept. Traditionally, a courts case files were kept indefinitely in one or more cardboard folders. Today many files--especially those for inactive cases--are stored by computer.Law Definition Added By: Megan
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