Judge Judy says memorialize...

[b***@gmail.com]

Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

[Tony Cooper]

Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

That's the standard term for "put it in writing".

[q***@yahoo.com]

Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

Google shows some legal websites with this definition for
'memorialize':
Memorialize means to observe, especially by putting in writing.

So, it seems to be a recognized usage.

[Dingbat]

Post by b***@gmail.com
Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events
and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

Definition of memorialize for English Language Learners: to do or create
something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize

Memorialize definition: If a person or event is memorialized , something
is produced that will continue to exist
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/memorialize

[Peter T. Daniels]

Post by Dingbat

Post by b***@gmail.com
Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events
and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

Definition of memorialize for English Language Learners: to do or create
something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize
Memorialize definition: If a person or event is memorialized , something
is produced that will continue to exist
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/memorialize

That's the ordinary sense, which is not the judicial sense that prompted the question. (See
Anton's current thread for failure to recognize the difference between legal and ordinary language.)

[Tony Cooper]

On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:52:00 -0700 (PDT), Dingbat

Post by Dingbat

Post by b***@gmail.com
Judge Judy uses memorialize as a legal term to cite or reference events
and documentation —— is that a good idea or is there a better term?

Definition of memorialize for English Language Learners: to do or create
something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize
Memorialize definition: If a person or event is memorialized , something
is produced that will continue to exist
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/memorialize

As pointed out before, "memorialize" used in the context of a court
(whether real or staged) case means "put in writing".

An example - which is often the case in the Judge shows - is when
money is given from one person to another, and the giver says it was a
loan and the receiver says it was a gift.

If the transaction was memorialized, and the loan/gift aspect stated,
there would be no later argument. An email, a letter, or - as Judge
Marilyn Milian suggests - even crayon writing on toilet paper, serves
to memorialize the transaction.

[Peter Moylan]

Post by Tony Cooper
As pointed out before, "memorialize" used in the context of a court
(whether real or staged) case means "put in writing".
An example - which is often the case in the Judge shows - is when
money is given from one person to another, and the giver says it was a
loan and the receiver says it was a gift.
If the transaction was memorialized, and the loan/gift aspect stated,
there would be no later argument. An email, a letter, or - as Judge
Marilyn Milian suggests - even crayon writing on toilet paper, serves
to memorialize the transaction.

There was a recent court judgement -- just this week, I think -- to the
effect that an unsent text message on a deceased person's phone was a
valid will.

The man composed a message just before he killed himself, asking the
brother to ensure that his wife didn't inherit any of his assets.