Sub*trac"tion (?), n. [L.
subtractio a drawing back. See Subtract, and cf.
Substraction.] 1. The act or operation of
subtracting or taking away a part.
2. (Math.) The taking of a lesser
number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an
operation for finding the difference between two numbers or
quantities.
3. (Law) The withdrawing or withholding
from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
&fist; Thus the subtraction of conjugal rights is when
either the husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives separate
without sufficient reason. The subtraction of a legacy is the
withholding or detailing of it from the legatee by the executor. In
like manner, the withholding of any service, rent, duty, or custom, is
a subtraction, for which the law gives a remedy.
Blackstone.
Sub*trac"tion (?), n. [L.
subtractio a drawing back. See Subtract, and cf.
Substraction.] 1. The act or operation of
subtracting or taking away a part.
2. (Math.) The taking of a lesser
number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an
operation for finding the difference between two numbers or
quantities.
3. (Law) The withdrawing or withholding
from a person of some right to which he is entitled by law.
&fist; Thus the subtraction of conjugal rights is when
either the husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives separate
without sufficient reason. The subtraction of a legacy is the
withholding or detailing of it from the legatee by the executor. In
like manner, the withholding of any service, rent, duty, or custom, is
a subtraction, for which the law gives a remedy.
Blackstone.
