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expediente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dossier noun A collection of documents gathered together on a particular person, case, or subject.
  • expedient adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
  • profiling noun The process of building up a detailed picture of someone's likely characteristics, often used in criminal investigations.

Senses

expediente is used for these senses in English:

  • dossier A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.
  • expedient A method or means for achieving a particular result, especially when direct or efficient; a resource.
  • profiling The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.
  • track record (idiomatic) The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.

expedient — full definition

  1. adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
  2. noun A convenient method used to achieve a result quickly, especially as a shortcut.

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