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Definition :

Abridgment [fr. abreviamentum, Lat.], a large work contracted into a narrow compass; a summary, epitome, or compendium. As to how far this may be done without breach of copyright, see Butterworth v. Robinson, (1801) 5 Ves 709; but it has been doubted whether any abridgment is lawful under the Copyright Act, 1911.