Paper Trail (Noun)
Meaning
The written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The authorities followed the paper trail left by the suspect to uncover the money laundering scheme.
- The investigators looked into the company's financial records to find any paper trail that could explain the missing funds.
- The government is trying to cover up the scandal by deleting the digital paper trail.
- The whistleblower revealed a paper trail documenting years of corruption within the organization.
- The police found a paper trail of receipts and credit card statements linking the suspect to the crime scenes.