1. A document, record, or other tangible object formally introduced as evidence in court. [Cases: Criminal Law 404.5; Evidence 188. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 846; Evidence§§ 789–791, 794, 796.]
2. A document attached to and made part of a pleading, motion, contract, or other instrument.
exhibit, vb. Archaic. To bring a lawsuit by filing (a bill).