Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FILE
FILE, v.t.1
- To string; to fasten, as papers, on a line or wire for preservation. Declarations and affidavits must be filed. An original writ may be filed after judgment.
- To arrange or insert in a bundle, as papers, indorsing the title on each paper. This is now the more common mode of filing papers in public and private offices.
- To present or exhibit officially, or for trial; as, to file a bill in chancery.
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