Specification
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A particular and detailed account. In the law of contracts, it denotes an extended statement annexed to complex building contracts, agreements for construction of public works, and the like, describing the details of the erection or structure intended. In the law of patents, it is an exact, particular description furnished by an applicant for a patent of the nature of his invention and process of making it, a copy of which is (under the American system) annexed to the patent when issued; and the validity of the patent and extent of the patentee's rights depend largely on his specification.