recordation

The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.

Noun

  1. The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.
    • Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]

Origin

From Old French recordacion (“record, memory”), from Latin recordatio.

Forms

recordations