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 译者Peter,毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与复杂金融产品相关的法律文件。