S2.14 Contractions

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The following contractions are used in drafting minutes:

Names of Writs

Adjudication in ImplementAdjud. in Impl.
(Implement by itself is not contracted)
Ante-NuptialAnte-Nupt.
AssignationAssig.
AssumptionAssump.
CharterCh. (but not contracted when it stands by itself)
Clare ConstatCl. Con.
ContractCon. (also as Charter)
ConveyanceConvey.
CorroborationCorrob.
Decreet or DecreeDecr.
DischargeDisch.
DispositionDisp.
GeneralGen.
Marriage ContractMar. Con.
Notarial InstrumentNot. Instrument
PreceptPr. (but not contracted when it stands by itself)
ReconveyanceReconvey.
RenunciationRen.
ResignationResig.
Resignation ad remanentiemResig. ad rem
ServiceServ.
SettlementSettl.
Special Sp.
SupplementarySuppl.

Note: the above words are not contracted in the plural number and never except as names of writs.

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