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or abridgement
as in summary
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Recent Examples of abridgment
The court found that the current cap violated the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of freedom of speech.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
That, plus a picture of Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, remains its best abridgment.
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Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.
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Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Jan. 2026
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
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Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
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Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.
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Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
That, plus a picture of Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, remains its best abridgment.
—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.
—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
8 Jan. 2026
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.
—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridgment
Noun
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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The three liberal justices dissented as to the Equal Protection Clause, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench.
Noun
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And the notoriously unbreathable material, combined with the stuffy weather, created unsettling clouds of pedal condensation on the shoes’ uppers.
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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“Abridgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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