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Paperwork

//ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Routine work involving written documents. uncountable, usually

    "do paperwork"

  2. 2
    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    Written documents. uncountable, usually

    "The source stated that the alleged victims wanted the paperwork released after the settlement, but with names and identifiers removed."

  4. 4
    Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape. also, excessive, figuratively, uncountable, usually
  5. 5
    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). US, slang, uncountable, usually

    "to have bad paperwork"

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  1. 6
    A work in paper. countable, usually

    "Greatly you haue boaſted of, and much threatned theſe two places, (for euery later paperwork of yours is but a Tautology of the former) […]"

Etymology

From paper + work.

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