Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . . of good report among
all the nation of the Jews.
Acts x. 22.
(c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon. (d) An official
statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in
writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his
superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of
a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body,
and the like. (e) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or
decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery,
etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as,
Coke's Reports. (f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech,
debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc.