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ancient document

ancient document noun: in the law of evidence, a document which is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, and which is considered self-authenticating, because it is older than a certain age (usually twenty years) and in a condition that makes it free from suspicion concerning its authenticity, and was found in a place where such a writing was likely to be kept.

Noun

ancient document (plural ancient documents)

  1. In the law of evidence, a document which is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, and which is considered self-authenticating, because it is older than a certain age (usually twenty years) and in a condition that makes it free from suspicion concerning its authenticity, and was found in a place where such a writing was likely to be kept.

ancient document meaning in Tamil

ancient document in Tamil

தொல்லாவணம், தொல்லேடு

Forms of ancient document

pluralancient documents

Questions about ancient document

What does ancient document mean?
Ancient document means in the law of evidence, a document which is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, and which is considered self-authenticating, because it is older than a certain age (usually twenty years) and in a condition that makes it free from suspicion concerning its authenticity, and was found in a place where such a writing was likely to be kept.
What is ancient document in Tamil?
Ancient document in Tamil is தொல்லாவணம், தொல்லேடு. See Ancient document meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ancient document?
Ancient document is a noun.
What is the plural of ancient document?
The plural of ancient document is ancient documents.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ancient document (page history and authors); ancient document (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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