digest

digest: di·gest /'dī-ˌjest/ n [Latin digesta, from neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digerere to disperse, arrange]: a compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions systematically arranged

digest: I noun abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, anthology, arrangement, brief, capsule, code, collection, compendium, compilation, condensation, consolidation, conspectus, contraction, epitome, essence, extract, outline, pandect, recapitulation, review, summary, synopsis associated concepts: digest of cases, digest of laws II (comprehend) verb absorb, analyze, appreciate, assimilate, cognize, consider, contemplate, fathom, grasp, incorporate, ken, know, muse, register, think about, understand, weigh III (summarize) verb abbreviate, abridge, abstract, capsulize, catalogue, classify, codify, condense, cut down, edit, excerpt, make a summary of, make brief, make concise, outline, recapitulate, reduce, select, shorten, sum up, survey IV index abridgment (condensation), abstract, brief, capsule, code, compendium, conceive (comprehend), condense, consider, muse, outline (synopsis), pandect (code of laws), pandect (treatise), ponder, read, realize (understand), report (detailed account), restatement, review, scenario, summary, synopsis, understand

digest: n.
A compilation or summary of a number of books, articles, cases, or other type of information, often arranged by subject and indexed for ease of reference; a listing of reported cases arranged by subject and court.

digest: 1. a compilation of rules of law, the most famous being the Digest of Justinian, the heart of the Corpus Juris Civilis, sometimes also known as the Pandects.

2. a collection of case summaries that have the holding in the case noted briefly. Digests completely lack any attempt at synthesis but are usually very usefully cross-referenced and indexed. It is upon such digests that most legal research is based and will continue to be based until electronic information retrieval is available to all. See LEXIS, Westlaw.

digest: 1 n. A book or series in which cases are summarized and indexed by topics, such as legal issues involved in the case or statutes on which the court ruled.

2 v. To create a summary of a case.

digest: A collection or compilation that embodies the chief matter of numerous books, articles, court decisions, and so on, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference.

An index to reported cases, providing brief statements of court holdings or facts of cases, which is arranged by subject and subdivided by jurisdiction and courts.

digest: I
A collection or compilation that embodies the chief matter of numerous books, articles, court decisions, and so on, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference.

An index to reported cases, providing brief statements of court holdings or facts of cases, which is arranged by subject and subdivided by jurisdiction and courts.
II An index or compilation of abstracts of reported cases into one, set forth under proper law topic headings or titles and usually in alphabetical arrangement.

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Synonyms:

Pandect, Methodize, systematize, arrange, codify, classify, dispose, reduce to order / Code, system, Concoct, convert into chyme / Abridgment, abstract, compend, compendium, epitome, summary, synopsis, conspectus, breviary, brief, sum and substance, Study, ponder, consider, contemplate, reflect upon, think on, meditate upon, con over, revolve in the mind / Appropriate completely (in the mind), make one's own, assimilate, master / Soften by a gentle heat, macerate, steep, soak

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Digest — can refer to any of the following: A condensed collection or compendium of writings: Pandects, or The Digest , a digest of Roman law A tax digest Digest size magazine format, used by some magazines (though not always consistently used by… … Wikipedia
digest — [ dajʒɛst; diʒɛst ] n. m. • 1930; mot angl. amér. ♦ Anglic. Résumé, condensé d un livre; publication formée de tels condensés. Recomm. offic. condensé. ⊗ HOM. Digeste. ● digest nom masculin (américain digest) Résumé d un livre ou d un article ;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Digest — Di*gest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Digested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digesting}.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate, arrange, dissolve, digest; di = dis + gerere to bear, carry, wear. See {Jest}.] 1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Digest — Di gest, n. [L. digestum, pl. digesta, neut., fr. digestus, p. p.: cf. F. digeste. See {Digest}, v. t.] That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles; esp. (Law), A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
digest — [n] abridgement of something written abstract, aperçu, brief, compendium, condensation, epitome, pandect, précis, résumé, short form, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, sylloge, synopsis; concept 271 Ant. unabridgement digest [v1] assimilate food … New thesaurus
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digest — [dī′jest΄; ] for v. [ di jest′, dījest′] n. [ME < L digesta (in LL, a collection of writings), orig. pl. of digestus, pp. of digerere, to separate, explain < di , apart + gerere, to bear, carry] 1. a condensed but comprehensive account of a … English World dictionary
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Digest — Di*gest , v. i. 1. To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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