filing

Definition

• n. the entering of a legal document into the public record
• n. a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
• n. the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

Word forms

Plural

filings

Example sentences

1. n.

   The carpenter used a filing to smooth the edges of the wood.

2. n.

   The lawyer spent the afternoon filing important documents for the case.