be a matter of record

To be a recorded or proven fact. His tardiness is a matter of record now, so it will definitely affect his performance review.

if a fact is a matter of record, you know it is true because it has been written down His views on immigration are a matter of record.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Artur	ər-TOOR (Portuguese), ar-TOOR (Galician), AHR-tuwr (Polish), AHR-toor (German)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Russian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Romanian, Czech
Hall&Thorn;ÓRa	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Raoul	-	French, Italian
Tzefanyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Chaggit	-	Biblical Hebrew
Dorothy	['dɔrəθi]