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paperwork

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noun
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As a noun, paperwork means routine work involving written documents.

Meanings of paperwork

5 meanings

noun

  1. Routine work involving written documents

    “do paperwork”

  2. Written documents

  3. hyperbolicExcessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.

  4. USprison slangCourt documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).

    “to have bad paperwork ― to be charged with sex-related offenses or to likely be an informant”

  5. Work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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USCourt documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).

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