ABSTRACTION
abstraction (ab- or <<schwa>>b-strak-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The mental process of
considering something without reference to a concrete instance <jurisprudence is largely the
abstraction of many legal particulars>.2. A theoretical idea not applied to any particular instance
<utopia in any form is an abstraction>.3. The summarizing and recording of a legal instrument in
public records <abstraction of the judgment in Tarrant County>.4. The act of taking with the intent
to injure or defraud <the abstraction of funds was made possible by the forged signature on the
check>. — abstract (ab-strakt), vb. [Blacks Law 8th]