discovery
Definition
- n. the act of discovering something
- n. something that is discovered
- n. a productive insight
- n. (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
Word forms
- Plural
- discoveries
Example sentences
n.
The discovery of a new planet has excited scientists around the world.
法
During the discovery process, the lawyer requested all relevant documents.