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71proof — UK US /pruːf/ noun [C usually plural] (also proof copy) ► a printed copy of something that is examined and corrected before the final copies are printed: »We still had time to correct the proofs of the brochure …
72proof of service — proof of service: a statement submitted (as by a sheriff) to the court as evidence of successful service of process to a party Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
73proof of will — proof of will: probate (1a) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
74-proof — [pru:f] suffix 1.) [in adjectives] used to describe something which a particular thing cannot harm or pass through, or which protects people against that thing ▪ a bulletproof car ▪ a waterproof jacket ▪ an ovenproof dish (=that cannot be harmed… …
75Proof — [pru:f] das; , <aus gleichbed. engl. proof »Probe, Versuch«>: 1. Prüfbeleg für den Inhalt von digitalen Informationen (z. B. von Bilddaten; EDV, Druckw.). 2. Maß für den Alkoholgehalt von Getränken …
76-proof — [ pruf ] suffix used with some nouns for describing something that will provide protection against the damaging effects of something else: a bulletproof vest recession proof stocks …
77proof — (n.) early 13c., preove evidence to establish the fact of (something), from O.Fr. prueve (early 13c.), from L.L. proba a proof, a back formation from L. probare to prove (see PROVE (Cf. prove)). Meaning act of testing or making trial of anything… …
78proof of the pudding is in the eating — This means that something can only be judged when it is tested or by its results. (It is often shortened to Proof of the pudding .) …
79proof positive — ► NOUN ▪ final or absolute proof of something …
80proof-read — ► VERB ▪ read (printer s proofs or other material) and mark any errors. DERIVATIVES proof reader noun …
