abridgment

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses

2. noun The state of being abridged or lessened.
3. noun An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
4. noun That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
5. noun Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
6. noun The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.

Similar words

abridgement condensation capsule abatement retrenchment curtailment batement abscision decurtation abate

Often followed by

of by and or is in was from has

Word family

abridgement abridgements abridgments