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Dictionary: fil·ing   ('lĭng) pronunciation

n.
  1. The act or an instance of using a file.
  2. A particle or shaving removed by a file: metal filings.

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Dental Dictionary: filing
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The act of using a file to shape or smooth an object, usually metal.

Law Dictionary: Filing
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The depositing of documents with the court or with other public officials to become preserved as part of the official record. Often specific deadlines are imposed by which time the documents must be filed. Failure to meet the deadline may result in the imposition of late fees or may result in the document being excluded from consideration. Court documents must be served on the opposing party. See service. See also return [filing].

Word Tutor: filing
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IN BRIEF: n. - Preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; The act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); The entering of a legal document into the public record; A fragment rubbed off by the use of a file.

pronunciation I had to do a lot of filing when I worked in an office.

Tutor's tip: After "filing" (arranging in sequence) the papers and eating a "filling" (satisfying) lunch, they finished "filing" (scraping material with a file) the edge of the cabinet and "filling" (closing up) the holes with glue.

Wikipedia: Filing (legal)
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In law, filing is the act of submitting a document to the clerk of a court for the court's immediate consideration, for storage in the court's files, or both. Courts will not consider motions unless an appropriate memorandum or brief is filed before the appropriate deadline. Usually a filing fee is paid at the same time; such filing fees are one part of the variety of charges that are known as court costs.

In civil procedure systems, filing rules can be mandatory or permissive. In a mandatory filing system, all documents of legal importance exchanged between the parties are also filed with the court, while in a permissive filing system, nothing needs to be filed until the case reaches a point where direct judicial management is absolutely necessary (such as the brink of trial).

For example, the United States federal courts operate on a mandatory filing system (with minor exceptions for the most routine discovery exchanges).[1] In contrast, the U.S. state of New York is notorious for its permissive filing system, which was modified in 1992 but still largely operates in its traditional form in certain lower courts.[2]

Filing may also refer to submission of a form to a government agency, with or without an accompanying fee.

Generally, filing fees are controversial because they impede access to justice. Although American litigants complain about fees all the time (for example, it costs $300 to file a document in court in Los Angeles), the American system is considered to be quite plaintiff-friendly by lawyers.

Many legal systems have filing fees for complaints that are proportional to the amount sought. Thus, the greater the damages sought, the higher the fee to file.

Even when one seeks a waiver for grossly unfair fees, courts tend to waive only the amount in excess of the plaintiff's total assets, with the perverse result that just to initiate a meritorious case, an already severely injured or damaged plaintiff may have to go bankrupt.

References

  1. ^ See Rule 5(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
  2. ^ David D. Siegel, New York Practice, 3rd ed. (St. Paul: West Group, 1999), 118-120. Professor Siegel points out that under this system, "it is possible ... for a case to come and go — such as by settlement — without the court having any record of the case at all."



Translations: Filings
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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - filspåner

Français (French)
n. pl. - limaille

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Späne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - ρινίσματα, λιμαδούρα

Italiano (Italian)
limature, archiviazioni, schedature

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - limalha (f)

Русский (Russian)
металлические опилки

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - limaduras

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - filspån

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
锉屑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 銼屑

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 줄질, 줄 마무리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - やすり屑

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮גרודת, נשופת‬


 
 
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