Meaning
EXHIBIT, v.t. egzhib'it. [L. e xhibeo; ex and habeo, to have or hold, as we say, to hold out or forth.]
1. To offer or present to view; to present for inspection; to show; as, to exhibit painting or other specimens of art; to exhibit papers or documents in court.
2. To show; to display; to manifest publicly; as, to exhibit a noble example of bravery or generosity.
3. To present; to offer publicly or officially; as, to exhibit a charge of high treason.
EXHIB'IT, n. Any paper produced or presented to a court or to auditors, referees or arbitrators, as a voucher, or in proof of facts; a voucher or document produced.
1. In chancery, a deed or writing produced in court, sworn to by a witness, and a certificate of the oath indorsed on it by the examiner or commissioner.
