procès–verbal

noun pro·cès–ver·bal \prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl, -(ˌ)ver-\

plural pro·cès–ver·baux \-ˈbō\

Definition of PROCÈS-VERBAL

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French, literally, verbal trial

First Known Use: 1635

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