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- (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
- (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
- (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2]
- (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.
- (law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
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