man·i·fest 1 /'ma-nə-ˌfest/ adj
1: capable of being readily perceived by the senses and esp. by sight
a manifest injury
2: capable of being easily understood or recognized: clearly evident, obvious, and indisputable
vacating an arbitrator's award because of the arbitrator's manifest disregard of the law
man·i·fest·ly adv
manifest 2 vt: to make evident or certain by showing or displaying
manifest ing the intent to make a gift
man·i·fes·ta·tion /ˌma-nə-fə-'stā-shən, -ˌfe-'stā-/ n
manifest 3 n: a list of passengers or an invoice of cargo for a vehicle (as a ship or plane)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.