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What is an abridgment?

What is an abridgment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  2. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened.
  3. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  4. (obsolete) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly
  5. (dated, law) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
Hence this prophecy is, mutatis mutandis, an abridgment of that concerning Moab.
Is it designed not to trench on the right so severely that the legislative objective is nevertheless outweighed by the abridgment of rights?
I tend not to be a fan of abridged work, unless the abridgment was done by the author.
It is an abridgment encompassing 40 years of the Cuban Revolution and providing images of one of the most interesting and controversial figures of our times.
The letter has been published online by The National Center without abridgment.

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