Category: Glossary

Abstract of Title | The condensed history of a title to a particular parcel of real estate, consisting of a summary of the original grant and all subsequent conveyances and encumbrances affecting the property and a certification by the abstractor that the history is complete and accurate.

Abstract of Judgment | Summary of a court judgment creating a lien against a property when filed with the county recorder.

Abstract | A succinct summary; (e.g. an abstract of judgment; an abstract of title, an abstract plant.)