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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a term used generally of any digested or carefully arranged collection or compendium of written matter, but more particularly in law of a compilation in condensed form of a body of law digested in a systematical method; e.g. the Digest (Digesta) or Pandects (116vbecra1) of Justinian, a collection of extracts from the earlier jurists compiled by order of the emperor Justinian. The word is also given to the compilations of the main points (marginal or hand-notes) of decided cases, usually arranged in alphabetical and subject order, and published under such titles as "Common Law Digest," "Annual Digest," &c.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Digest'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/digest.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Digest'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/digest.html. 1910.
