1. A delineation or account of a particular subject by the recital of its characteristic accidents and qualities. 2. A written enumeration of items composing an estate, or of its condition, or of titles or documents; like an inventory, but with more particularity, and without involving the idea of an appraisement. 3. An exact written account of an article, mechanical device, or process which is the subject of an application for a patent 4. A method of pointing out a particular person by referring to his relationship to some other person or his character as an officer, trustee, executor, etc 5. That part of a conveyance, advertisement of sale, etc., which identifies the land intended to be affected.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
A written account of the state and condition of personal property, titles, papers, and the like. It is a kind of inventory, but is more particular in ascertaining the exact condition of the property, and is without any appraisement of it. 2. When goods are found in the possession of a person accused of stealing them, a description ought to be made of them. Merl. Rep. h. t. 3. A description is less perfect than a definition. It gives some knowledge of the accidents and qualities of a thing; for example, plants, fruits, and animals, are described by their shape, bulk, color, and the like accidents. Ayl. Pand. 60. 4. Description may also be of a person, as description of a legatee.