abridgments
Meaning of abridgments
noun
- The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation
an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses
- The state of being abridged or lessened.
- An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
- That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
- Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
- The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.
Information about abridgments
- It is a name.
- The singular form of abridgments is: abridgment.
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Hyphenation of abridgments
abridg-ments
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- abridgments is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
abridgments synonyms
Meaning :
diminution, lessening, shortening, abstract, compendium, epitome, synopsis
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