DOSSIER Synonyms

• an occurrence of something

• a special set of circumstances

• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

• the actual state of things

• a portable container for carrying several objects

• a person requiring professional services

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a problem requiring investigation

• a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

• the quantity contained in a case

• nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

• a specific state of mind that is temporary

• a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

• a specific size and style of type within a type family

• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

• the housing or outer covering of something

• the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

• (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

• bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

• a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

• look over, usually with the intention to rob

• enclose in, or as if in, a case

• writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

• anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

• a written account of ownership or obligation

• (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

• record in detail

• support or supply with references

• a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

• a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

• office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

• a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

• record in a public office or in a court of law

• smooth with a file

• proceed in line

• file a formal charge against

• place in a container for keeping records

• a small book usually having a paper cover

• covering that is folded over to protect the contents

• work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

• a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather

• a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers

• a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution

• the role of the head of a government department

• anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

• sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

• the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

• the sum of recognized accomplishments

• a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone

• an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)

• a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction

• a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

• make a record of; set down in permanent form

• register electronically

• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

• be aware of

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• the act of informing by verbal report

• a short account of the news

• a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

• a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

• the general estimation that the public has for a person

• to give an account or representation of in words

• announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding

• announce one's presence

• make known to the authorities

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• complain about; make a charge against

• confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

• program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs

• documentary validation