paperwork
/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/ noun B2- Routine work involving written documents. · do paperwork
- Written documents.
- Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
- Court 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
- A work in paper.
Plural paperworks
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