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Abridgment

Abridgment [fr. abreviamentum, Lat.], a large work contracted into a narrow

abridge

abridge abridged abridg·ing : to diminish or reduce in scope [no

Enlargement or abridgement of time

Enlargement or abridgement of time, Order VI, r. 2(14) of the Supreme Court

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Abridgment, or Digests of the Law

Abridgment, or Digests of the Law, of ancient authority. The principal

Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement

Brooke's (Sir Robert) abridgement, a work printed in 1568, and an improvement on the

Rastell

by the son William in 1533. This was the first abridgment in the English language. The performances which most distinguish William

Statham

Exchequer in time of Edward IV. this was in his Abridgement of the Laws, being a kind of digest containing most

ment

aliment that which nourishes ornament increment fragment piece broken segment abridgment act of abridging imprisonment movement adjournment amazement state of being

Thornton (C.J.)

Thornton (C.J.), author of a summa or abridgment of Bracton, containing most of the titles of the law

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A summing up a condensed statement an abridgment or brief recapitulation

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