Paperwork

Noun

1. Routine work involving written documents.

   "do paperwork"

2. Written documents.
3. Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
4. Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).

   "to have bad paperwork"

5. A work in paper.