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Abridgment

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abridge

abridge abridged abridg·ing : to diminish or reduce in scope [no State shall make or enforce any law which

Enlargement or abridgement of time

Enlargement or abridgement of time, Order VI, r. 2(14) of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966 speaks of applications for enlargement or

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Abridgment, or Digests of the Law

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Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement

Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement, a work printed in 1568, and an improvement on the plan of Statham and Fitzherbert. The cases are

Breviary

An abridgment a compend an epitome a brief account or summary

Summary

Summary, an abridgment, brief compendium; summary application, one made to a court or judge without the formality of a full proceeding.

Abbreviation

Abbreviation, an abridging or contraction, very frequent in old statues, as of 'rationabilem' by 'ronabilem' (in the Statute de Pr'rogativa Regis)

Rastell

24 of Henry VIII., which were printed together by the son William in 1533. This was the first abridgment in the English language. The performances which most distinguish William Rastell belong to a later period than the

Statham

this author, who was a Baron of the Exchequer in time of Edward IV. this was in his Abridgement of the Laws, being a kind of digest containing most titles of the law, arranged in alphabetical order,

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