short title

short title (plural short titles)

1. An abbreviated form of entry for a book in a list or catalog that usually gives only the author's name, the title in brief, the date and place of publication, and the publisher's or printer's name.
2. (law, Commonwealth, US, Philippines) A title given to an act (or other piece of legislation) to facilitate citation; generally used as the common name for that legislation.

   Coordinate terms: long title, collective title

   • 2006, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Companies Act 2006, section 1298:

     The short title of this Act is the Companies Act 2006.