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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In contiguity or proximity to; not far from; in connection with; nigh; near; in concern with; engaged in; dealing with; occupied upon (155 III. 228); nearly; in close correspondence to; in the immediate neighborhood of (118 111. App. 190). The word gives a margin for a moderate excess in or diminution of the quantity mentioned and negatives the idea that exact precision is intended.
198 111. 325.
ABOUTISSEMENT (Fr.) An abuttal or abutment. See Guyot, Rep. Univ. "Aboutissans."