of record

The phrase "of record" is often used in legal and official contexts to indicate that something has been formally documented or recognized.

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Definition

C1Legal

(formal, official)Formally documented and recognized by an authority.

Example

  • The court's decision is now of record.

C1Documentation

(official)Entered into public or official records.

Example

  • The deed to the property is of record.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "of record":

on recordmatter of recordfor the recordrecord keeperrecord bookattorney recordtrack recordon filerecord communicationpolice recordoff the recordon the booksworld record