Manifests
Definitions
- (n.) Documents listing the cargo, passengers, and details on a ship or aircraft for customs and legal purposes.
The customs officer inspected the manifests before allowing the ship to dock.
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of manifest, meaning to show or demonstrate clearly.
The contract manifests the parties' intent to cooperate.
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As a noun, 'manifests' is typically plural of 'manifest' referring to shipping or transport documents; as a verb, it is the third-person singular present form of 'manifest' used in legal writing to indicate demonstration or evidence.
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