public records exceptionglossary / PUBLIC-RECORDS EXCEPTION public-records exception. The exception from the hearsay rule for the contents of certain public records or the absence of a record where it would ordinarily be kept in public archives. Fed. R. Evid. 803(8)–(10). 词条贡献者 资深译员Lynn,知名国际商学院金融专业,专注翻译各种与贷款人责任及其他银行业与金融机构诉讼有关的法律文件。