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Bates number

noun, verb — 2 senses

Bates number

noun

Etymology Derived from Bates, the surname of the inventor of the first serial number-stamping machine.

1

Law A number affixed to a document indicating its number in a series of documents, usually with respect to evidentiary documents being provided to the other party in a legal proceeding.

Synonyms
Bates stamp
Related terms
Bates numbering, Bates stamping, Bates branding, Bates coding, Bates labeling

Bates number

verb

Etymology Derived from Bates, the surname of the inventor of the first serial number-stamping machine.

1

To stamp or label documents with Bates numbers.

  • When Bates numbering documents for production, remove any documents among them that are not relevant or not covered by the request before Bates numbering […]2006, Robert J. MacPherson, Buckner Hinkle, W. Alexander Moseley, Discovery deskbook for construction disputes, page 73:

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