discovery
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5.0
- noun
- /dɪsˈkʌvəri/
- Formal
:
intercambio de pruebas
- On 12 April, the Germans announced the discovery of mass graves in Poland's Katyn Forest.
- discovery process
- discovery of information
- discovery records
All of the Elon Musk's stuff about unearthing fraud during discovery is nonsense.
- All of the Elon Musk's stuff about unearthing fraud during discovery is nonsense.
- Well, as as you surely know, big companies don't like discovery, they don't like being sued.
- But app discovery has been kind of anemic.
- In federal court, you get some discovery.
Examples
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We should give you a little bit of background on the Canadian discovery obligations, particularly in Ontario.
Academic text (1999) -
We both promise to protect you from discovery as the source of anything you tell us.
Fiction book (1995) -
So I have to somehow get myself to engage with this discovery process.
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Your honor, the district attorney said nothing about a tape during discovery.
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In overview, we're gonna study the discovery of the evidence the prosecution gives us.
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They get 20 days to respond, and when they do, we can make our discovery requests.
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The lawyer submitted all relevant documents during the discovery phase of the trial.
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In the court proceedings, both sides engaged in the discovery of evidence to prepare for their arguments.
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He was surprised by the significant findings revealed during the discovery process related to the case.
Synonyms
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4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
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3.9
Sent to find out what happened and gather information
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3.5
Collecting facts or data for a specific purpose
Finding and showing something that was hidden
Making something hidden become known
Antonyms
Compounds
- Canadian
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4.2
A public holiday that remembers Christopher Columbus finding the Americas
How Significant
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3.9
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5.0
- Formal
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5.0
330
3.4
- Specialized
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3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discovery comes from words meaning 'take the cover off', with dis- 'do the opposite' and cover like the English word cover. So in law and tech, discovery is the formal uncovering of documents or information to be used in a case.