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production

production

4 4.8
Showing documents or evidence to a court
  • noun
  • /prəˈdʌkʃən/
  • Formal
: presentación
  • The judge ordered the production of relevant documents for the upcoming trial.
  • production of documents
  • burden of production
  • require the production

Examples

  • Discovery production on the Jasper case.

  • Philip Morris is stonewalling on its production of these relevant documents.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Wait, a partner's doing document production?

  • At trial, some jurisdictions allow experts to present evidence of lost home production resulting from permanent impairment or death.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We need help trying to convince the judge to at least let them resume production, which is what they're seeking in this lawsuit.

  • In court, the attorney requested the production of evidence to support her client's case.

  • During the proceedings, the lawyer emphasized the importance of the production of witness testimonies.

Antonyms

7 7.0

Keeping something and not giving it when others expect it

4 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

Compounds

oil production
  • Specialized
50 3.4

To get oil from the ground by drilling wells

production cost
  • Specialized
16 3.1

Money a company spends on materials and work to make goods

production line
  • Specialized
14 3.0

A series of machines and workers in a factory that make a product step by step

Making large numbers of the same product on an assembly line

post-production
  • Specialized
11 3.8

Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends

co-production
  • Specialized
6 3.6

A film or TV series made together by companies in different countries

Putting on a play in a theatre with actors, sets, and lights

Making steel from iron in large factories

hormone production
  • Specialized
1 3.9

When glands in the body make and send out chemicals that control body functions

A rise in the amount of oil a country or company produces

An event where people put on a play with actors, a director, and stage sets

The act of making art like paintings or sculptures

1 4.2

An official instruction to start making a specific product or amount

pair production
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A very energetic light particle changes into an electron and a positron near a nucleus

speech production
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The way a person makes clear spoken words other people can understand

co-production
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A way for citizens and government staff to work together to design and provide services

How Official

production
  • Formal
4 4.8
submission
  • Jargon
1 5.9
disclosure
209 4.1

Surface Forms

production singular
productions plural

Morphology

production = produce (semi-transparent) = pro + duct + ion

While the formation is clear, the specific legal meaning is less direct.

Etymology

Production comes from Latin pro- 'forth' and ducere 'to lead', like the word produce. In law, it means 'bringing forth' documents or evidence to show in court, so production is the act of presenting papers or proof when asked.