Associations to the word «Abridgment»
Noun
- Compendium
- Frazer
- Denial
- Vols
- Digest
- Amendment
- Benton
- Ether
- Translation
- Commentary
- Dictionary
- Brooke
- Webster
- Clause
- Volume
- Columbus
- Original
- Statute
- Grammar
- Freedom
- Rights
- Speech
- Treatise
- Doctrine
- Ms
- Cation
- Congress
- Liberty
- Edition
- Ferdinand
- Prohibition
- Murray
- Privilege
- Equity
- Narrative
- Copy
- Judgment
- Author
- Petition
- Text
- Essay
- Specification
- Plate
- Reader
- Account
- Work
- Book
- Few
- Version
- Ad
- Law
- Remark
- Slavery
- Debate
- Title
- Constitution
- History
- Writing
- Prayer
- Passage
- Collection
- Advocate
- Verse
- Comment
- Trade
- Des
- Opinion
- Publication
- Court
- Exercise
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) The act of abridging; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
ABRIDGMENT, noun. (dated) (legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
Dictionary definition
ABRIDGMENT, noun. A shortened version of a written work.
Wise words
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it
is unspoken you reign over it.