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Present Recollection Refreshed
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present recollection refreshed n
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: a rule of evidence allowing the use of a writing to jog the memory of a witness and enable the witness to testify about things newly remembered called also present recollection revived compare past recollection recorded
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.