Definitions from Wiktionary (abridgment)

▸ noun:  (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
▸ noun:  (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
▸ noun:  (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
▸ noun:  (dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
▸ noun:  (law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.






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