RECORD, the list of known facts in a person's life, especially in that of a pub lic man; personal history. Also some thing set down in writing for the pur pose of preserving the memory of a fact or event; specifically a register; an au thentic or official copy of a document, or account of any facts, acts, or proceed ings, whether public or private, entered in a book for preservation; also, the book containing such entries. In law, authentic or official testimonies in writ ing, contained in rolls of parchment, and preserved in a court of record. Con gressional Record, a pamphlet published daily during sessions of Congress and containing a record of the proceedings of that body. Conveyances by record, in law, conveyance evidenced by the au thority of a court of record, as a con veyance by private act of Legislature or a government grant. Court of record, in law, a court of record is defined to be that where the acts and judicial pro ceedings are enrolled or recorded; which rolls are called the records of the court, and are of such high authority that their truth is not to be called in question.
Nothing can be averred against the rec ord nor shall any plea, or even proof, be admitted to the contrary. And if the existence of a record be denied, it shall be tried by nothing but itself ; that is, upon bare inspection whether there be any such record or no; else there will be no end of disputes. Debt on record, in law, a debt which appears to be due by the evidence of a court of record. Geological record, the record of the his tory of the globe, as written upon the rocks especially by means of fossils. It is imperfect; many gaps existing, some of which may never be filled up. To beat, break, or cut the record, in sport ing concerns, to do a distance in less time than has yet been officially re corded, to excel any previous perform ance. Trial by record, in law, a trial which is heard when a matter of record is pleaded.