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Abstract

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Abstract [fr. abstrahere, abstractus; fr. trahere, Lat., to draw], an abridgment or epitome, as the abstract of pleas required in some cases before the Judicature Act; also a purloining.

Abstract, a thing looked at purely by itself and without comparison with any other thing or with any reference to surrounding circumstances.

Definitions are for legal research. Always verify meaning in the context of the statute, judgment, or jurisdiction cited.

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