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Simple English definitions for legal terms
extract
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A quick definition of extract:
Extract: A part of something, like a piece of writing. To take something out from where it is fixed.
A more thorough explanation:
extract (ek-strakt), n.
- A portion or segment, as of a writing.
- Scots law. ESTREAT(1).
extract (ek-strakt), vb. To draw out or forth; to pull out from a fixed position.
Example 1: She read an extract from the novel.
Example 2: The lawyer requested an extract of the court transcript.
Example 3: The dentist had to extract my wisdom tooth.
These examples illustrate the definition of extract as either a noun or a verb. In example 1, extract is used as a noun to refer to a portion of a writing, specifically a novel. In example 2, extract is used as a noun to refer to a segment of a court transcript. In example 3, extract is used as a verb to describe the action of pulling out a tooth from a fixed position.