1
: an act or instance of using a file
2
: a fragment rubbed off in filing
iron filings
1
: an act or instance of filing something
2
: a document filed
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Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Additionally, prosecutors have noted in court filings that Idaho law does not have an insanity defense or allow mental condition to be a defense against charges.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The second filing stems from the fact that the judge now has two requests to dismiss the case before him, one from Trump’s former acting No. 2 at the Department of Justice, Emil Bove, and one from Adams himself.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The court filing does not further detail the correction or remedy Reina purportedly made.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In court filings as part of that case, Hunter Biden has echoed his claims of financial hardship.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Additionally, prosecutors have noted in court filings that Idaho law does not have an insanity defense or allow mental condition to be a defense against charges.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The second filing stems from the fact that the judge now has two requests to dismiss the case before him, one from Trump’s former acting No. 2 at the Department of Justice, Emil Bove, and one from Adams himself.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The court filing does not further detail the correction or remedy Reina purportedly made.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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