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41abstract — ab·stract / ab ˌstrakt/ n 1: a summary of a legal document 2: abstract of title ab·stract /ab strakt, ab ˌstrakt/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …
42abbreviate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. abridge, condense, contract, shorten, curtail, digest, truncate, prune. See shortness, deduction. Ant., expand, lengthen. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shorten, cut, condense, abridge; see decrease 2 ,… …
43condense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. abridge, digest, abbreviate, shorten, cut, epitomize; compress, compact, thicken, concentrate, distill. See density, shortness, contraction, liquefaction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To compress] Syn.… …
44curtail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shorten, clip, cut, abbreviate; abate, diminish, reduce, lessen, abridge; deprive. See shortness, decrease, discontinuance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shorten, diminish, reduce, abridge; see decrease… …
45shorten — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. curtail, abridge, abbreviate, condense, compress, shrink, reduce, decrease, cut short, cut, pare down; see also decrease 2 . Syn. shorten implies reduction in length, extent, or duration [ to shorten a rope, a visit, one s… …
46Incorporation (Bill of Rights) — Incorporation (of the Bill of Rights) is the American legal doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, although some have suggested that the Privileges or …
47Imperial Buses — is a small bus company located in Rainham, London who operate services in Essex, Greater London and Thurrock.RoutesThey mostly operate school buses and rail replacement services but also operate some routes around Essex. They have a private hire… …
48shorten — shortener, n. /shawr tn/, v.t. 1. to make short or shorter. 2. to reduce, decrease, take in, etc.: to shorten sail. 3. to make (pastry, bread, etc.) short, as with butter or other fat. 4. Sports. choke (def. 8). v.i. 5. to bec …
49Henry B. Brown and John M. Harlan: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) — ▪ Primary Source By 1896 segregation in railway cars was in effect in all Southern states. In an effort to test the constitutionality of Louisiana s segregation laws, Homer A. Plessy, who was only one eighth African American and could… …
50Incorporation of the Bill of Rights — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · …
