Abstract
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Abstract
To take or withdraw from; as, to abstract the funds of a bank. To remove or separate. To summarize or abridge.
An abstract comprises—or concentrates in itself—the essential qualities of a larger thing—or of several things—in a short, abbreviated form. It differs from a transcript, which is a verbatim copy of the thing itself and is more comprehensive.
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West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
abstract
n. in general, a summary of a record or document, such as an abstract of judgment or abstract of title to real property.
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