1. Bates number - Noun
2. Bates number - Verb
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Bates number (plural Bates numbers)
(law) A number affixed to a document indicating its number in a series of documents, usually with respect to evidentiary documents being provided to the other party in a legal proceeding.
Bates number (third-person singular simple present Bates numbers, present participle Bates numbering, simple past and past participle Bates numbered)
To stamp or label documents with Bates numbers.