roll

roll
roll n
1: a document containing an official record
2: an official list
the public relief roll s: as
a: a list of members of a legislative body
the clerk called the roll and recorded the votes
b: a list of practitioners in a court or the courts of a state
— usu. used in pl.
c: a record kept by an authorized official of persons or property or both that are subject to taxation

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

roll
I noun account, album, catalogue, census, chronicle, directory, docket, document, enumeration, index, inventory, ledger, list, membership, muster, record, register, registry, roster, schedule, tabula II index docket, file, record, register, schedule

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


roll
n.
A register, list, or record; a record of court proceedings; a list of voters registered in a district.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


roll
To commit a robbery by force. A record of the proceedings of a court or public office.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


roll
To commit a robbery by force. A record of the proceedings of a court or public office.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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