1. (n.) The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits.

2. (n.) The designation of particulars; particular mention; as, the specification of a charge against an officer.

3. (n.) A written statement containing a minute description or enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item, or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a charge of official misconduct.

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