discovery, in law: see procedure procedure, in law, the rules that govern the obtaining of legal redress. This article deals only with civil procedure in Anglo-American law (for criminal procedure, see criminal law ).
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discovery

In law, pretrial procedures providing for the exchange of information between the parties involved. Discovery may be made through interrogatories, written questions sent from one side to the other in an attempt to secure important facts. It also can be made through depositions, whereby a witness is sworn and, in the presence of attorneys for both sides, is subjected to questions. (The written record of the proceedings also is called a deposition.) Other forms of discovery include an order of production and inspection, which compels the opposing party to produce relevant documents or other evidence, and requests for medical examination in cases in which a party's mental or physical condition is at issue.

discovery

See service discovery.

discovery

Law the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his possession

discovery [di′skəv·ə·rē]

(mining engineering)

Finding of a valuable mineral deposit.

Discovery

Discretion (See PRUDENCE.)

Archimedes

(287–212 B.C.) discovered fluid displacement principle while bathing. [Gk. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 272]

Blue Nile

its source discovered by James Bruce, c. 1773. [Br. Hist.: NCE]

Dead Sea scrolls

ancient manuscripts of Biblical commentaries found in cave. [Jew. Hist.: Wigoder, 152]

Eureka!

exclaimed Archimedes, on discovering specific gravity principle. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 137]

Franklin, Benjamin

(1706–1790) used a simple kite to identify lightning as electricity. [Science: NCE, 1000]

Kaldi

Arabian goatherd; alleged discoverer of coffee (850). [Arab. Hist.: Grun, 97]

New World

Christopher Columbus’s expeditions to Americas from 1492 led to further exploration and development. [Eur. Hist.: Jameson, 107–108]

Newton, Sir Isaac

(1642–1727) a falling apple said to have inspired theory of gravitation. [Science: NCE, 1929]

Pacific Ocean

Its American coast discovered by Vasco Nuñez de Balboa in 1513. [Amer. Hist.: NCE, 213]

Philippines

discovered by Magellan during his attempted circumnavigation of the globe. [World Hist.: Benét, 618]

Rosetta Stone

inscribed in three languages; key to hieroglyphics. [Fr. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 935]

San Salvador

Bahamian island, Columbus’s first landfall in his discovery of America. [Am. Hist.: Benét, 214]

Sutter’s Mill

where James Marshall discovered California gold (1848). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2662]

Tutankhamun’s tomb

incredible archaeological find unlocks the past. [Egypt. Hist.: NCE, 2809]

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