0 present participle of abridge
1 to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important:
The mode of punishment must not abridge the liberty of the defendant.
The legislation abridged the religious freedom of consumers who observe Saturday rather than Sunday as a day of rest.
The people feared that if the state became too powerful, government would abridge the liberties of the people.
First, it does not seem true that only a right can justify interfering with or abridging another right.
The verb retrancher signifies abridging, cutting away and diminishing.
This procedure involves the abridging of some projected sequences.
This is a very limited exemption that ensures that liability does not arise simply as a result of abridging the prospectus.
Restriction means cutting down and abridging rent.