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Bates number en · NOUN

Etymology

Derived from Bates, the surname of the inventor of the first serial number-stamping machine.

Meanings

  1. A number affixed to a document indicating its number in a series of documents, usually with respect to evidentiary documents being provided to the other party in a legal proceeding.

Forms

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Bates numbers Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Bates branding · Bates stamping · Bates labeling · Bates numbering · Bates coding

Synonyms

Bates stamp

Bates number en · VERB

Etymology

Derived from Bates, the surname of the inventor of the first serial number-stamping machine.

Meanings

  1. To stamp or label documents with Bates numbers.
    • When Bates numbering documents for production, remove any documents among them that are not relevant or not covered by the request before Bates numbering […] 2006, Robert J. MacPherson, Buckner Hinkle, W. Alexander Moseley, Discovery deskbook for construction disputes, page 73:

Forms

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Bates numbers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Bates numbering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Bates numbered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Bates numbered Tense=Past lexicographic