Abortion :Abortion. N. The premature ending of a pregnancy; in legal context, generally refers to a deliberate termination, though the term can also apply to spontaneous natural expulsion of a fetus before it becomes viable. V. abort.
Abortionist :Abortionist. N. Someone who performs abortions.
About. Adv :About. Adv. Approximately; near in time, degree, or quality.
Abridge :Abridge. V. To shorten or condense while retaining the sense of the original document. N. abridgement.
Abrogate :Abrogate. V. To repeal, revoke, or end; particularly applies to laws, rights, orders, or formal agreements. N. abrogation.
Abscond :Abscond. V. To depart quickly and secretly in order to avoid arrest or a lawsuit, particularly after committing some crime such as theft; to leave the jurisdiction of local courts or to hide from them.
Abstain :Abstain. V. To refrain from doing something, such as voting.. N. abstention.
Abstention Doctrine :Abstention Doctrine. N. A policy that allows federal courts to relinquish jurisdiction over a matter and allow a state court to decide a federal constitutional question or a matter of state law.
Abstract :Abstract. Adj. Existing only in thought or theory and not in reality. N. (1) A summary, abridgement, or condensation of a longer document. (2) That which is abstract or theoretical, often used in the phrase
Abstract Of Record :Abstract Of Record. N. A short summary of the history of a case taken from the trial court record to show an appellate court what issues were considered at trial.