Abstract
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
An abridgment or synopsis. In appellate practice, A condensed statement of the evidence or record. Of a Fine. An abstract of the writ of covenant and the concord; naming the par- Of a Title. A brief account of all the deeds upon which the title rests. A synopsis of the distinctive portions of the various instruments which constitute the muniments of title. See Prest. Abstr.; Wharton.