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