Procès-verbal (French procès, process, Late Latin verbalis, from verbum, word) is a legal term with a number of meanings:
In law In Francophone countries, such as France, the term is frequently abbreviated as "P.V.", and most commonly means a ticket or a fine issued by a police or other law enforcement officer. Despite the use of in the term, a P.V. is often a paper ticket or citation; in this case comes from Latin , where it means "relating to a word or words", and simply indicates the incident has been officially documented or written down. In French, Belgian and Dutch law, a () is a detailed authenticated account drawn up by a magistrate, police officer, or other person having authority of acts or proceedings done in the exercise of his duty. In a criminal charge, a is a statement of the facts of the case can also mean the written minutes of a meeting or assembly. In Canada, a is a misdemeanor police citation or ticket.
In international law and diplomacy In international law and diplomacy, a is the process of adopting corrections to the text of a treaty, by mutual agreement of the parties. As such it is a process of amendment, but is reserved for minor and non-controversial technical corrections that do not change the substance of the treaty.
See also Travaux préparatoires Land registry of Bertier de Sauvigny
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