VERBATIM

verbatim (v[schwa]r-bay-t[schwa]m), adj. & adv. [fr. Latin verbum “word”] Word for word. • Courts have repeatedly held that, in the context of the requirement that a trial record must be “verbatim,” absolute word-for-word accuracy is not necessary — and insubstantial omissions do not make a transcript “nonverbatim.” [Cases: Military Justice 1354, 1356.]