matter of record

A matter that has been entered on a judicial or other public record and therefore can be proved by producing that record.

matter of record 法庭记录事项；(按照法律要求登录的)备案事项；有记录的事项指可以通过出示记录证明的事项，它不同于有文据事项〔matter in deed〕，后者得以盖印的契约〔specialty〕证明。