01 n. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
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That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.[Obs.]“Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time.” — I. Watts.
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An example for instruction or warning.[Obs.]“They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others.” — Sir W. Raleigh.
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An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.“Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.” — Paley.