Compression
/kəmˈprɛʃən/
Definitions
- (n.) The act or process of reducing the size or scope of a legal document or evidence for brevity or efficiency.
The lawyer requested compression of the contract to focus on key clauses.
- (n.) In intellectual property law, the process of reducing digital data size, often relevant in digital evidence handling.
Compression of the digital files was necessary before submitting them to the court.
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In legal drafting and litigation, compression often relates to condensing documents or data, balancing between brevity and retaining essential information.
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