bates stamp
Bates stamp, n. 1. A self-advancing stamp machine used for affixing an identifying mark, usu. a number, to a document or to the individual pages of a document. 2. BATES-STAMP NUMBER. — Sometimes (erroneously) written Bate stamp.
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bates stamp
Bates-stamp, vb. To affix a mark, usu. a number, to a document or to the individual pages of a document for the purpose of identifying and distinguishing it in a series of documents (the paralegal is Bates-stamping the records described in the request for discovery). — Sometimes (erroneously) written Bate-stamp.
bates stamp number
Bates-stamp number. The identifying number that is affixed to a document or to the individual pages of a document. • The term gets its name from a self-advancing stamp machine made by the Bates Manufacturing Company. The number is typically used to identify documents produced during discovery. — Often shortened to Bates number; Bates stamp.
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