specification

specification
As used in the law relating to patents, manufacturing, and construction contracts, a particular or detailed statement, account, or listing of the various elements, materials, dimensions, etc. involved.
Law of personal property.
The acquisition of title to a thing by working it into new forms or species from the raw material; corresponding to the specificatio of the Roman law. Right by "specification" can only be acquired when, without the accession of any other material that of another person, which has been used by the operator innocently, has been converted by him into something specifically different in the inherent and characteristic qualities, which identify it. Such is the conversion of corn into meal, of grapes into wine, etc. Bozeman Mortuary Ass'n v. Fairchild, 253 Ky. 74, 68 S.W.2d 756. .
Military law.
The clear and particular description of the charges preferred against a person accused of a military offense. Carter v. McClaughry, 183 U.S. 365, 22 S.Ct. 181, 46 L.Ed. 236.
Practice.
A detailed and particular enumeration of several points or matters urged or relied on by a party to a. suit or proceeding; as, a "specification of errors," or a "specification of grounds of opposition to a bankrupt's discharge."

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • spécification — [ spesifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1341; lat. médiév. specificatio 1 ♦ Didact. Action de spécifier. Sans spécification de l heure ni du lieu. ⇒ précision. 2 ♦ Définition (d une espèce, d une chose), détermination de ses caractères. Spécification d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • specification — spe‧ci‧fi‧ca‧tion [ˌspesfˈkeɪʆn] noun [countable usually plural] 1. MANUFACTURING a detailed description of how something should be designed or made: • the design specifications of the new computer system • Each machine is built to the highest …   Financial and business terms

  • Specification — Spécification Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • specification — spec·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌspe sə fə kā shən/ n: a detailed precise presentation of something or of a plan or proposal for something: as a: a written statement containing a description of particulars (as of charges or contract terms) b: a written… …   Law dictionary

  • specification — spec i*fi*ca tion (sp[e^]s [i^]*f[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. sp[ e]cification, LL. specificatio.] 1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. [1913 Webster] This specification or limitation of the question… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • specification — Specification. s. f. v. L expression, la determination des choses particulieres en les specifiant. Il fut dit dans le contract qu il le payeroit en denrées sans autre specification …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Specification — Specification, einzelne Aufzählung; Zusammenmischung od. Umformung der Sache eines Andern, so daß sie nunmehr eine neue ist und nicht mehr in die alten Bestandtheile gesondert werden kann (z.B.: Mischung von Weinen, Getreide, oder… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • specification — (n.) 1610s, act of investing with some quality, from M.L. specificationem (nom. specificatio), from L. species kind, sort (see SPECIES (Cf. species)) + ficus, unstressed comb. form of facere to make, do. Meaning technical particular is attested… …   Etymology dictionary

  • specification — [n] requirement, qualification blueprint, condition, designation, detail, item, particular, particularization, spec*, stipulation, term; concepts 270,646 Ant. generalization, uncertainty, vagueness …   New thesaurus

  • specification — ► NOUN 1) the action of specifying. 2) (usu. specifications) a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something. 3) a standard of workmanship, materials, etc. required to be met in a piece of work …   English terms dictionary

  • specification — [spes΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [ML specificatio] 1. the act of specifying; detailed mention or definition 2. [usually pl.] a) a detailed description of the parts of a whole b) a statement or enumeration of particulars, as to actual or required size,… …   English World dictionary

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