dossier

nounmasculineformal/duˈsje/medium

dos·si·er

Definition

A collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject.

The intelligence agency compiled a thick dossier on the suspect.

She kept a detailed dossier of all her research findings.

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Common collocations

secret dossierpersonal dossiercompile a dossier

Do francês 'dossier', de 'dos' (costas).