Definition of "abridgment"

(US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation  examples

(US) The state of being abridged or lessened.  examples

(US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.  quotations  examples

(obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly  quotations

(dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.  examples

(law) The leaving out of certain portions of a plaintiff's demand, the writ still holding good for the remainder.  examples