Gleans
/ˈɡliːnz/
Definitions
- (v.) Derives or gathers information or material gradually from various sources, often used in legal contexts for data collection or fact-finding.
The attorney gleans facts from multiple witness statements to build the case.
- (v.) (Law) To collect residual amounts, such as leftover crops, for legal or customary purposes.
The tenant was allowed to glean the remaining harvest after the main crop was collected.
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In legal usage, 'gleans' typically appears as a verb indicating gradual collection of information or evidence; it is important to distinguish it from the agricultural context of gleaning crops.
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