1. The mental process of considering something without reference to a concrete instance (jurisprudence is largely the abstraction of many legal particulars).
2. A theoretical idea not applied to any particular instance (utopia in any form is an abstraction).
3. The summarizing and recording of a legal instrument in public records (abstraction of the judgment in Tarrant County).
4. The act of taking with the intent to injure or defraud (the abstraction of funds was made possible by the forged signature on the check). — abstract (ab-strakt), vb.
