In this context meaning filing with a Court; the delivery of legal documents to the Clerk of Courts or the proper officer with the intent that it be filed with Court
{i} classifying, categorizing, putting in a file; submission (of documents, legal claims, etc.)
- bringing a document to the attention of the court, who will place it 'on the file', usually by delivery to the court office
The act of putting documents into their place in accordance with an established system
"I have some filing to do" the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return" a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file