Discovery

The name given pretrial devices for obtaining facts and information about the case. See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) 26-37)

Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

The process by which lawyers learn about their opponent's case in preparation for trial. Typical tools of discovery include depositions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, and requests for documents. All of these devices help the lawyer learn the relevant facts and collect and examine any relevant documents or other materials.

This is when the Court orders each party (each side) to give each other information about the facts before the trial, to avoid surprise.

Lawyers examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

Pretrial procedures used by the defense and prosecution in a criminal case to disclose information to each other regarding the factual circumstances involving the criminal activity, and the investigation that lead to the filing of criminal charges. These procedures are governed by Court rules, and by decisions in previous criminal cases. In most instances, the documents and other materials involved in the discovery process are not filed with the Court, but are rather exchanged directly between the prosecutors and the defense attorneys. When such an exchange takes place, a notice of service of the discovery, but not the actual discovery materials, is sent to the Court.

When the defendant's attorney meets with the prosecutor and requests disclosure of certain types of evidence against the defendant. The government may then make a reciprocal discovery request of the defendant.

Discovery is the information-exchanging process of a legal proceeding. It includes interrogatories and depositions.

Discovery is the process of identifying, locating, securing and producing information and materials for the purpose of obtaining evidence for utilization in the legal process. The term is also used to describe the process of reviewing all materials which may be potentially relevant to the issues at hand and/or which may need to be disclosed to other parties, and of evaluating evidence to prove or disprove facts, theories or allegations. There are several ways to conduct discovery, the most common of which

a pre-trial process in which each party tries to find all the information held by the other party and by certain third parties that is relevant, probative and can be admitted into evidence at trial. Each party is required to cooperate with the other to the extent required by the relevant rules of civil procedure.

A pre-trial process in which each party tries to find all the information held by the other party and certain third parties that is relevant, probative and can be admitted into evidence at trial. Each party is required to cooperate with the other to the extent required by the relevant rules of civil procedure.

An invention or, in litigation or interference proceedings, the process of retrieving pretinent information from the opponent's records under a court order.

required disclosure of relevant items in the possession of one party to the opposing party during the course of legal action