Spec`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
spécification, LL. specificatio.]
1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark
or limit; notation of limits.
This specification or limitation of the question
hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of
inquiry.
I. Watts.
2. The designation of particulars; particular
mention; as, the specification of a charge against an
officer.
3. A written statement containing a minute
description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a
public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an
invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or
particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of
official misconduct.
Spec`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
spécification, LL. specificatio.]
1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark
or limit; notation of limits.
This specification or limitation of the question
hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of
inquiry.
I. Watts.
2. The designation of particulars; particular
mention; as, the specification of a charge against an
officer.
3. A written statement containing a minute
description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a
public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an
invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or
particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of
official misconduct.
