Casier

Casier is a French noun with several related senses centered on storage and organization. The primary meaning is a storage compartment or cubby, typically a small, lockable drawer or shelf. In schools and gyms, a casier is a locker for personal belongings; in offices or residential buildings, casiers may refer to wall-mounted compartments, mail slots, or pigeonholes used to sort documents or mail.

In legal and administrative use, casier judiciaire literally means “judicial record.” It refers to an official record of criminal convictions kept by state authorities. The casier judiciaire is used in background checks for employment, immigration, or licensing where permitted by law, and access to or disclosure of the record is governed by privacy and procedural rules.

In other contexts, casier can denote any multi-compartment storage unit, such as a bin rack, a casier à bouteilles (wine or bottle rack), or a shelving section in warehouses, libraries, or mailrooms. The sense emphasizes organization by separating items into distinct slots or compartments.

The term is common in French-speaking regions and appears in compound forms such as casiers, casier à bouteilles, or casier de rangement, reflecting its broad applicability to portable or fixed storage solutions.