Procès-verbal is a legal term with a number of meanings:
In law
- in Francophone countries, such as France, the term "procès-verbal" is frequently mentioned as "P.V." (pronounced "pay vay"), and most commonly means a ticket or a fine issued by a Police or other law enforcement officer. Despite the use of "verbal" in the term, a P.V. is often a paper ticket or citation; in this case "verbal" comes from the original Latin, where it means "word", and simply indicates the incident has been officially documented or written down.
- in French, Belgian and Dutch law (proces-verbal, proces verbaal), a detailed authenticated account drawn up by a magistrate, police officer, or other person having authority of acts or proceedings done in the exercise of his duty.1
- in a criminal charge, a procès-verbal is a statement of the facts of the case2
- the written minutes of a meeting or assembly3
- In Canada, un procès verbal d'infraction is the French Canadian translation of a misdemeanor police citation, or ticket4
In international law and diplomacy
- in international law and diplomacy, a procès-verbal is the process of adopting corrections to the text of a treaty, by mutual agreement of the parties. As such it is a process of amendment, but is reserved for minor and non-controversial technical corrections that do not change the substance of the treaty.
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References
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"Procès-verbal d'infraction | Ministère de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels". www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-22. https://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/french/FireMarshal/FireServicePrograms/CommunitySafetyEnhancements/CertificateofOffenceProceeding/certificate_of_offence_fr.html ↩