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on the books

Meaning

Contained in an official list (of members, employees, clients, projects etc.).

Recorded or registered, especially in an official or definitive manner.

(business, accounting) Officially recorded in the financial records of a company or organization.

(law) Officially recorded in the lawbooks; having the force of enacted law.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Accordingly, Michał Kaczmarek published Wrocław according to Eberhard Mock - Guide based on the books by Marek Krajewski. Source: Internet

All securities traded through DTC are in fact held, in electronic form, on the books of various intermediaries between the ultimate owner, e.g. a retail investor, and the DTC participants. Source: Internet

A period drama based on the books of Caleb Carr, season two of stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning, Douglas Smith, Matthew Shear, Robert Ray Wisdom, Ted Levine, Melanie Field, and Rosy McEwen. Source: Internet

Although the laws criminalising union activity were outdated and had already been abolished in Great Britain, they were still on the books in Canada and police arrested 24 leaders of the Typographical Union. Source: Internet

At one point it is said that if the Culture actually had written laws, the sanctity of one's own thoughts against the intrusion of others would be the first on the books. Source: Internet

But in federally regulated skilled-nursing facilities, nothing on the books explicitly says employees and contractors must be informed as well, said Toby Edelman, senior policy attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy. Source: Internet

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