abridgment meaning
EN[əˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.mn̩t]- NounPLabridgmentsSUF-ment
- (US) The act of abridging; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
- (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
- (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.
- (dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
- (US) The act of abridging; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.
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