registered mail

registered mail
n.
Insured first-class mail that is recorded when first mailed and at stops along the way to its destination as a safeguard against loss or damage.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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