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n.A digest of U.S. cases arranged chronologically and by subject, serving as a guide to American case law.
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American Digest system — See digest … Black's law dictionary
American Digest system — See digest … Black's law dictionary
West American Digest System — is a system of identifying points of law from reported cases and organizing them by topic and key number. The system was developed by West Publishing. This extensive taxonomy makes the process of doing case law legal research less time consuming… … Wikipedia
digest — A collection or compilation, embodying the chief matter of numerous books, articles, court decisions, etc. in one, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference. An index to reported… … Black's law dictionary
digest — A collection or compilation, embodying the chief matter of numerous books, articles, court decisions, etc. in one, disposed under proper heads or titles, and usually by an alphabetical arrangement, for facility in reference. An index to reported… … Black's law dictionary
American Law Reports — In American law, the American Law Reports are a resource used by American lawyers to find a variety of sources relating to specific legal rules, doctrines, or principles. It has been published since 1919 and remains an important tool for legal… … Wikipedia
Century Digest® — A volume of the American Digest System that arranges by subject summaries of court opinions reported chronologically in the various units of the National Reporter System during the period from 1658 to 1896. Short Dictionary of (mostly American)… … Law dictionary
Decennial Digest® — One of the titles of the American Digest System that classifies by topic the summaries of court decisions that were reported chronologically in the various units of the National Reporter System. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms… … Law dictionary
key number system — A standard legal research tool in which each point of law derived from reported cases is topically arranged in a digest and assigned a key number. Once the key number for a relevant point of law is determined, generally through a digest index, a… … Black's law dictionary
key number system — A standard legal research tool in which each point of law derived from reported cases is topically arranged in a digest and assigned a key number. Once the key number for a relevant point of law is determined, generally through a digest index, a… … Black's law dictionary
