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discovery

dis·co·very

UK/dəˈskɐv.ɹi/ US/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ common

noun

1.

the act of discovering something

2.
4.

(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case

Origin

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

Phrases

  • discovery informatics
  • discovery request

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